What happened
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Acft tail came up on take-off, the acft yawed to the left, landed in the grass, crossed the median, and struck trees, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on may 2, 1999, at 1045 hours mountain standard time, an experimental bishop aero spec 2150, N2103Z, veered off the runway and collided with trees on the takeoff roll at the Payson, Arizona, airport. The aircraft, operated by the pilot under 14 CFR part 91, sustained substantial damage. The private pilot and one passenger, the sole occupants, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the personal flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was scheduled to terminate at falcon field, mesa, Arizona, on the day of the accident. The pilot reported that a calm wind condition and clear skies existed prior to the takeoff. The pilot stated that on the takeoff roll the aircraft encountered a crosswind and he lost directional control. He stated that he "forced" the aircraft into the air and it collided with trees at the edge of the runway. (.4)while taxiing the conventional gear airplane onto the runway, the pilot checked the windsock for winds and noted a calm indication. After lifting the tail off the runway on the takeoff roll, the airplane veered to the left. The pilot attempted to return the airplane to centerline with rudder and brake inputs, but was unsuccessful. He noted that he was at rotation speed and made an unsuccessful attempt to takeoff in ground effect. The airplane departed the runway at a high rate of speed into a grass field, and subsequently ground looped before coming to rest. (23)pilot was attempting takeoff on rwy 24 at Payson Airport, Payson, AZ. During takeoff roll pilot was unable to maintain directional control and ran off left side of runway. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT TAIL CAME UP ON TAKE-OFF, THE ACFT YAWED TO THE LEFT, LANDED IN THE GRASS, CROSSED THE MEDIAN, AND STRUCK TREES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON MAY 2, 1999, AT 1045 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL BISHOP AERO SPEC 2150, N2103Z, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT THE PAYSON, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE AT FALCON FIELD, MESA, ARIZONA, ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A CALM WIND CONDITION AND CLEAR SKIES EXISTED PRIOR TO THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND AND HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HE STATED THAT HE "FORCED" THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE AIR AND IT COLLIDED WITH TREES AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. (.4)WHILE TAXIING THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE ONTO THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT CHECKED THE WINDSOCK FOR WINDS AND NOTED A CALM INDICATION. AFTER LIFTING THE TAIL OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN THE AIRPLANE TO CENTERLINE WITH RUDDER AND BRAKE INPUTS, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE NOTED THAT HE WAS AT ROTATION SPEED AND MADE AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF IN GROUND EFFECT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED INTO A GRASS FIELD, AND SUBSEQUENTLY GROUND LOOPED BEFORE COMING TO REST. (23)PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF ON RWY 24 AT PAYSON AIRPORT, PAYSON, AZ. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND RAN OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. NO INJURIES.
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