What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot landed at the Atlanta Airport at 11:00 am when the field was frozen by the night time cold temperatures. He walked the runway before departure and found that it was a little soft. When he tried to depart he elected to ignore a slight tail wind in favor of the downhill slope of the runway. On the take off roll, he reached a speed of 65 knots in airspeed but the aircraft would not lift off and he ended up crashing into the trees at the end of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT LANDED AT THE ATLANTA AIRPORT AT 11:00 AM WHEN THE FIELD WAS FROZEN BY THE NIGHT TIME COLD TEMPERATURES. HE WALKED THE RUNWAY BEFORE DEPARTURE AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A LITTLE SOFT. WHEN HE TRIED TO DEPART HE ELECTED TO IGNORE A SLIGHT TAIL WIND IN FAVOR OF THE DOWNHILL SLOPE OF THE RUNWAY. ON THE TAKE OFF ROLL, HE REACHED A SPEED OF 65 KNOTS IN AIRSPEED BUT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT LIFT OFF AND HE ENDED UP CRASHING INTO THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.