What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft lost control on take-off and struck a ditch, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on July 6, 1999, approximately 0630 mountain daylight time, N759MZ, a Cessna 182Q, sustained substantial damage during an attempted takeoff at Trapper Creek airstrip, Conner, Montana. The private pilot on board was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. There was no report of an ELT actuating. There was no fire. The pilot stated that during takeoff roll, the airplane veered off the runway and nosed over. (-23)PIC stated that on takeoff at Trapper Creek (MT30) on a wet grass runway. The left wheel dug into the soft surface and the aircraft veered off the runway and went nose first into a drainage ditch. No injuries. Damage was substantial.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LOST CONTROL ON TAKE-OFF AND STRUCK A DITCH, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON JULY 6, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 0630 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, N759MZ, A CESSNA 182Q, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF AT TRAPPER CREEK AIRSTRIP, CONNER, MONTANA. THE PRIVATE PILOT ON BOARD WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF AN ELT ACTUATING. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. (-23)PIC STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF AT TRAPPER CREEK (MT30) ON A WET GRASS RUNWAY. THE LEFT WHEEL DUG INTO THE SOFT SURFACE AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND WENT NOSE FIRST INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. NO INJURIES. DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.
NTSB investigation
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