What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot encountered gusting right crosswind during takeoff roll, causing aircraft to drift left despite attempts to apply corrective controls. Aircraft drifted left of runway, airborne in ground effect until striking a fence line parallel to and left of the runway, causing the aircraft to change direction towards downsloping terrain. The pilot attempted to stop the aircraft from rolling downhill, damaging the left wingtip and subsequently causing the aircraft to nose over, inflicting substantial damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ENCOUNTERED GUSTING RIGHT CROSSWIND DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT LEFT DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO APPLY CORRECTIVE CONTROLS. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF RUNWAY, AIRBORNE IN GROUND EFFECT UNTIL STRIKING A FENCE LINE PARALLEL TO AND LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CHANGE DIRECTION TOWARDS DOWNSLOPING TERRAIN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM ROLLING DOWNHILL, DAMAGING THE LEFT WINGTIP AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER, INFLICTING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO 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.