What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 25, 2003 at approximately 1845 local time, N364JK attempted to take off on a grass strip alongside 6-L farms in Naples FL. The operator aborted take off 2/3 of the way down the runway. Aircraft jumped a ditch then wings and props struck ground in farmers field. Pilot and three passengers no injuries. Left wing and engine truss encountered substantial damage. Left lower engine firewall and right upper fire wall buckled by engine truss. Left wing spar bent up 1.5 feet 4 feet out from the wing root. Pilot was interviewed by operations aviation safety inspector. Pilot admitted to performing a regular runway take off and not a short landing take off. Result was the pilot tried to take off with zero flaps, could not produce lift and aborted take off too late which forced him to lose control of the aircraft and plow into the farmers field.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 25, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 LOCAL TIME, N364JK ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON A GRASS STRIP ALONGSIDE 6-L FARMS IN NAPLES FL. THE OPERATOR ABORTED TAKE OFF 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT JUMPED A DITCH THEN WINGS AND PROPS STRUCK GROUND IN FARMERS FIELD. PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS NO INJURIES. LEFT WING AND ENGINE TRUSS ENCOUNTERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. LEFT LOWER ENGINE FIREWALL AND RIGHT UPPER FIRE WALL BUCKLED BY ENGINE TRUSS. LEFT WING SPAR BENT UP 1.5 FEET 4 FEET OUT FROM THE WING ROOT. PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED BY OPERATIONS AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR. PILOT ADMITTED TO PERFORMING A REGULAR RUNWAY TAKE OFF AND NOT A SHORT LANDING TAKE OFF. RESULT WAS THE PILOT TRIED TO TAKE OFF WITH ZERO FLAPS, COULD NOT PRODUCE LIFT AND ABORTED TAKE OFF TOO LATE WHICH FORCED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PLOW INTO THE FARMERS FIELD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.