What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot took off on runway 14 wind out of 180 at 10 knots. Aircraft st arted to drift to left on takeoff roll. After rotation drift got worse. Pilot was unable to correct drift. Aircraft went off left side of runway and impacted ground causing substantial damage. Nose gear sheared/collapsed/right main collapsed. Engine partially separated from airframe, prop damaged. Left and right wings damaged and firewall damaged. (.19) on may 23, 2002, at 1730 central daylight time, a Beech 35, N2925B, registered to and operated by a private pilot, impacted the terrain, at Hernando Village airpark, Hernando, Mississippi, during a soft field take off. The personal flight was conducted by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the private pilot and passengers received minor injuries. The flight departed Hernando Village airpark, Hernando, Mississippi, at 1715. According to the pilot, he was conducting a soft field take off. After lift off, the pilot lowered the nose of the airplane. At this time the airplane started to drift to the left, and efforts by the pilot to correct the left drift failed. The airplane's right wing pitched up and the left wing stuck the ground. The airplane came to rest approximately 1500 feet to the left of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 14 WIND OUT OF 180 AT 10 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT ST ARTED TO DRIFT TO LEFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. AFTER ROTATION DRIFT GOT WORSE. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT DRIFT. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND IMPACTED GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NOSE GEAR SHEARED/COLLAPSED/RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED. ENGINE PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM AIRFRAME, PROP DAMAGED. LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS DAMAGED AND FIREWALL DAMAGED. (.19) ON MAY 23, 2002, AT 1730 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 35, N2925B, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, AT HERNANDO VILLAGE AIRPARK, HERNANDO, MISSISSIPPI, DURING A SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED HERNANDO VILLAGE AIRPARK, HERNANDO, MISSISSIPPI, AT 1715. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS CONDUCTING A SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF. AFTER LIFT OFF, THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE. AT THIS TIME THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT, AND EFFORTS BY THE PILOT TO CORRECT THE LEFT DRIFT FAILED. THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING PITCHED UP AND THE LEFT WING STUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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