What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At about 1030 am on Saturday the 16th of June the pilot was departing the Winston field fly-in on runway 17, the AWOS read 31 degrees centigrade and 14 knots of wind from the south. The pilot was flying a horton stol kit equipped CE-182 and during climb-out the wind subsided causing a loss of lift. The pilot lowered the nose but could not regain enough airspeed to recover the take-off. The aircraft descended to the runway in a nose low attitude collapsing the nose gear, causing a prop strike and bending the left main landing gear leg. There were no injuries to the pilot or the passenger. A witness confirms that the 14 knot wind just stopped blowing, probably from the formation of an early morning thermal.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT ABOUT 1030 AM ON SATURDAY THE 16TH OF JUNE THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING THE WINSTON FIELD FLY-IN ON RUNWAY 17, THE AWOS READ 31 DEGREES CENTIGRADE AND 14 KNOTS OF WIND FROM THE SOUTH. THE PILOT WAS FLYING A HORTON STOL KIT EQUIPPED CE-182 AND DURING CLIMB-OUT THE WIND SUBSIDED CAUSING A LOSS OF LIFT. THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE BUT COULD NOT REGAIN ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO RECOVER THE TAKE-OFF. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR, CAUSING A PROP STRIKE AND BENDING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER. A WITNESS CONFIRMS THAT THE 14 KNOT WIND JUST STOPPED BLOWING, PROBABLY FROM THE FORMATION OF AN EARLY MORNING THERMAL.