What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Single pilot took off from loveland airport (3V5) and landed on a friends grass airstrip 9 miles sw. Upon takeoff crosswinds had picked up and a/c drifted right and upon correction the left wing struck a water irrigation pump. The a/c began spinning off the grass strip striking other irrigation equipment in the field damaging the right wing and fuselage. The landing gear was substantially damaged in the rutted fields. The a/c came to a stop approximately one hundred yards from initial impact with engine running. Pilot shu down engine. Pilot sustained a minor cut on his right hand.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SINGLE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM LOVELAND AIRPORT (3V5) AND LANDED ON A FRIENDS GRASS AIRSTRIP 9 MILES SW. UPON TAKEOFF CROSSWINDS HAD PICKED UP AND A/C DRIFTED RIGHT AND UPON CORRECTION THE LEFT WING STRUCK A WATER IRRIGATION PUMP. THE A/C BEGAN SPINNING OFF THE GRASS STRIP STRIKING OTHER IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT IN THE FIELD DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THE RUTTED FIELDS. THE A/C CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED YARDS FROM INITIAL IMPACT WITH ENGINE RUNNING. PILOT SHU DOWN ENGINE. PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR CUT ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
NTSB investigation
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