What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Sept. 1, 2007, on takeoff roll, the pilot lost control when the tail wheel came off the runway during a crosswind takeoff. The pilot believes he did not have enough airspeed for proper control. The aircraft drifted to the left almost immediately then it came back towards the runway and hit the embankment and flipped, left wing under, before impacting the ground. The pilot stated that he thought maybe the aileron controls were not working because of the way the stick felt. The pilot had his son onboard and there was a video camera taping at the time of the accident. There were no injuries and no post fire. Additional follow-up inspection conducted by this office details documented on attached report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SEPT. 1, 2007, ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL CAME OFF THE RUNWAY DURING A CROSSWIND TAKEOFF. THE PILOT BELIEVES HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED FOR PROPER CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THEN IT CAME BACK TOWARDS THE RUNWAY AND HIT THE EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED, LEFT WING UNDER, BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT MAYBE THE AILERON CONTROLS WERE NOT WORKING BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE STICK FELT. THE PILOT HAD HIS SON ONBOARD AND THERE WAS A VIDEO CAMERA TAPING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POST FIRE. ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY THIS OFFICE DETAILS DOCUMENTED ON ATTACHED REPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.