What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot failed to use full length of runway available. Tire prints on the dirt runway indicated that the pilot had approximately 2/3RDS of the available 2080 feet of available runway. The soft surface, uphill and light wind conditions all added to the difficulties of departing in this short distance. Approximately half way during the takeoff roll the aircraft crossed the hard surfaced runway and in doing so the aircraft departed the ground. Sufficient airspeed had not been obtained and when the pilot tried to continue the flight the aircraft stalled striking the right wing tip on the ground. The pilot tried to recover and the aircraft settled to the ground in a field just off of the airport property. Substantial damage to the aircraft was incurred. The nose sheared from the aircraft along wit the gear doors for the mains. The mains folded up into the wheel well. Both wings, propellers and engines received substantial damage. Both engines appeared to be under power at impact. Sufficient fuel was on board. No mechanical interruptions were noted. The pilot stated to the NTSB and this inspector that there were no mechanical problems with the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT FAILED TO USE FULL LENGTH OF RUNWAY AVAILABLE. TIRE PRINTS ON THE DIRT RUNWAY INDICATED THAT THE PILOT HAD APPROXIMATELY 2/3RDS OF THE AVAILABLE 2080 FEET OF AVAILABLE RUNWAY. THE SOFT SURFACE, UPHILL AND LIGHT WIND CONDITIONS ALL ADDED TO THE DIFFICULTIES OF DEPARTING IN THIS SHORT DISTANCE. APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE HARD SURFACED RUNWAY AND IN DOING SO THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE GROUND. SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED HAD NOT BEEN OBTAINED AND WHEN THE PILOT TRIED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED STRIKING THE RIGHT WING TIP ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT TRIED TO RECOVER AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND IN A FIELD JUST OFF OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS INCURRED. THE NOSE SHEARED FROM THE AIRCRAFT ALONG WIT THE GEAR DOORS FOR THE MAINS. THE MAINS FOLDED UP INTO THE WHEEL WELL. BOTH WINGS, PROPELLERS AND ENGINES RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. BOTH ENGINES APPEARED TO BE UNDER POWER AT IMPACT. SUFFICIENT FUEL WAS ON BOARD. NO MECHANICAL INTERRUPTIONS WERE NOTED. THE PILOT STATED TO THE NTSB AND THIS INSPECTOR THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.