What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was taking off a 2100 foot dirt and gravel back country runway. Pilot initiated takeoff using only 1800 feet of runway. As the aircraft approached the departure end of the runway, pilot pulled aircraft off the ground, it failed to fly and bounced back onto the runway, he forced it off again and the aircraft remained airborne at approximately six feet AGL. Aircraft veered slightly to the left and impacted tall tamarask brush off the end of the runway, pilot shut down engine using mixture, aircraft continued to settle into the brush, rotated approximately 100 degrees to the right and came to rest just short of falling off a riverbank into a River.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS TAKING OFF A 2100 FOOT DIRT AND GRAVEL BACK COUNTRY RUNWAY. PILOT INITIATED TAKEOFF USING ONLY 1800 FEET OF RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, PILOT PULLED AIRCRAFT OFF THE GROUND, IT FAILED TO FLY AND BOUNCED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY, HE FORCED IT OFF AGAIN AND THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED AIRBORNE AT APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET AGL. AIRCRAFT VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED TALL TAMARASK BRUSH OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE USING MIXTURE, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE INTO THE BRUSH, ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST JUST SHORT OF FALLING OFF A RIVERBANK INTO A RIVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.