What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Taxied onto runway 13 in preparation for takeoff. Performed all preflight runup checks. Temp about 90, wind ssw @ about 7-9 mph, no clouds, clear. Advanced throttle for takeoff. At about 35 mph lifted the tail by pushing the stick fwd. The plane lurched to the left even with r/h rudder applied. The plane went on grass to the left of the runway. Immediately cut the throttle. Became aware of a drainage ditch ahead so pulled back on the yoke in an effort to keep tail down. Approx speed 20-25 mph. The front wheels bounced traversing 1st trench. The tail wheel hit the tranch and tail flipped up and the plane went over on its back.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) TAXIED ONTO RUNWAY 13 IN PREPARATION FOR TAKEOFF. PERFORMED ALL PREFLIGHT RUNUP CHECKS. TEMP ABOUT 90, WIND SSW @ ABOUT 7-9 MPH, NO CLOUDS, CLEAR. ADVANCED THROTTLE FOR TAKEOFF. AT ABOUT 35 MPH LIFTED THE TAIL BY PUSHING THE STICK FWD. THE PLANE LURCHED TO THE LEFT EVEN WITH R/H RUDDER APPLIED. THE PLANE WENT ON GRASS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. IMMEDIATELY CUT THE THROTTLE. BECAME AWARE OF A DRAINAGE DITCH AHEAD SO PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP TAIL DOWN. APPROX SPEED 20-25 MPH. THE FRONT WHEELS BOUNCED TRAVERSING 1ST TRENCH. THE TAIL WHEEL HIT THE TRANCH AND TAIL FLIPPED UP AND THE PLANE WENT OVER ON ITS BACK.
NTSB investigation
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