What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed runway 5 from a normally westerly wind direction, although stated that the winds were calm. He rotated and struck the rear mounted wooden propeller on the runway, removing an approximate 6-8 inches of propeller tip from each blade. The aircraft was not able to climb sufficiently and cleared a row of brush and trees off the end of the runway, descending into the soy bean field just beyond the trees, approximately 200 feet away. The aircraft landed on both main gear and then nosed over as the nose gear sank deeply into the very soft field. The aircraft came to rest in an inverted position.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 5 FROM A NORMALLY WESTERLY WIND DIRECTION, ALTHOUGH STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM. HE ROTATED AND STRUCK THE REAR MOUNTED WOODEN PROPELLER ON THE RUNWAY, REMOVING AN APPROXIMATE 6-8 INCHES OF PROPELLER TIP FROM EACH BLADE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB SUFFICIENTLY AND CLEARED A ROW OF BRUSH AND TREES OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, DESCENDING INTO THE SOY BEAN FIELD JUST BEYOND THE TREES, APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON BOTH MAIN GEAR AND THEN NOSED OVER AS THE NOSE GEAR SANK DEEPLY INTO THE VERY SOFT FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.