What happened
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(.4)The pilot reported to a local law enforcement official that he was initiating a southbound takeoff with 20 degrees flaps from a field of 15 inch high grass near his mother's residence. He reported that immediately after lifting off, a wheel struck something, and immediately thereafter the aircraft impacted a fence post and then terrain before coming to a stop. In a written statement, the pilot noted that the airplane struck the top of a railroad tie in the grass. (-23)the pilot reported that he was initiating a takeoff from a grass field when he struck something just as the aircraft was lifting off. The aircraft struck a fence post approximately 300 ft from the point of liftoff. Damage was limited to the nose wheel, right main landing gear, and right main landing gear, and right horizontal stablilizer which was determined to be substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED TO A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL THAT HE WAS INITIATING A SOUTHBOUND TAKEOFF WITH 20 DEGREES FLAPS FROM A FIELD OF 15 INCH HIGH GRASS NEAR HIS MOTHER'S RESIDENCE. HE REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTING OFF, A WHEEL STRUCK SOMETHING, AND IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FENCE POST AND THEN TERRAIN BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE TOP OF A RAILROAD TIE IN THE GRASS. (-23)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS INITIATING A TAKEOFF FROM A GRASS FIELD WHEN HE STRUCK SOMETHING JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTING OFF. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE POST APPROXIMATELY 300 FT FROM THE POINT OF LIFTOFF. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE WHEEL, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABLILIZER WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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