What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Per the pilot "I was on take off roll on runway 06 and as the airplane accelerated, my seat slid all the way back. I could not reach the pedals and at about 50-100 yards from the beginning of the runway, the plane left the ground to a height of about 5 ft. I was holding the wheel and the plane moved off to the left and landed in the brush. Performed a weight and balance calculation for this a/c using the most current one from the a/c. the a/c appears to be in weight and balance but the forward seat limit would be at the max limit with the pilot and the 170 pound passenger.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PER THE PILOT "I WAS ON TAKE OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 06 AND AS THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED, MY SEAT SLID ALL THE WAY BACK. I COULD NOT REACH THE PEDALS AND AT ABOUT 50-100 YARDS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY, THE PLANE LEFT THE GROUND TO A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 5 FT. I WAS HOLDING THE WHEEL AND THE PLANE MOVED OFF TO THE LEFT AND LANDED IN THE BRUSH. PERFORMED A WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATION FOR THIS A/C USING THE MOST CURRENT ONE FROM THE A/C. THE A/C APPEARS TO BE IN WEIGHT AND BALANCE BUT THE FORWARD SEAT LIMIT WOULD BE AT THE MAX LIMIT WITH THE PILOT AND THE 170 POUND PASSENGER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.