What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 5, 2006, at approximately 10:00 am, the pilot of N560SC, an experimental amateur built aircraft, attempted to takeoff on runway 08 from the big Bend ranch State park sauceda airstrip, (3TE3). The airplane became airborne reaching an altitude of approximately 10 feet above the ground and then veered to the left side of the runway. The aircraft cleared a 3 foot mound of dirt located 30 feet from the side of the runway and made contact with the ground 55 feet from the side of the runway and skidded 96 feet through brush and came to a halt. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing, left wing strut, main landing gear and propeller. The pilot and passenger were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 5, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM, THE PILOT OF N560SC, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 08 FROM THE BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK SAUCEDA AIRSTRIP, (3TE3). THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED A 3 FOOT MOUND OF DIRT LOCATED 30 FEET FROM THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND 55 FEET FROM THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED 96 FEET THROUGH BRUSH AND CAME TO A HALT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT WING STRUT, MAIN LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.