What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On may 13, 2008, at approximately 1830 local time, the PIC attempted to depart from a wet 1500 ft grass field with two passengers and 3/4 fuel. The aircraft used the full length of the takeoff area and became airborne, climbing, to 20-25 feet. While attempting to maneuver the aircraft away from utility lines, the aircraft yawed hard left as the aircraft departed ground effect. The aircraft impacted the ground (unplanted corn field) approx 700 ft beyond the end of the unimproved runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, the PIC received minor injures (bruise to forehead), and the back seat passenger received cuts on his hands and fingers evacuating the aircraft. The PIC did not notify the NTSB or FAA for 18 hours. The aircraft was moved from the accident scene (corn field) to an area near the unimproved runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON MAY 13, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 LOCAL TIME, THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO DEPART FROM A WET 1500 FT GRASS FIELD WITH TWO PASSENGERS AND 3/4 FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT USED THE FULL LENGTH OF THE TAKEOFF AREA AND BECAME AIRBORNE, CLIMBING, TO 20-25 FEET. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM UTILITY LINES, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED HARD LEFT AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GROUND EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND (UNPLANTED CORN FIELD) APPROX 700 FT BEYOND THE END OF THE UNIMPROVED RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PIC RECEIVED MINOR INJURES (BRUISE TO FOREHEAD), AND THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER RECEIVED CUTS ON HIS HANDS AND FINGERS EVACUATING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC DID NOT NOTIFY THE NTSB OR FAA FOR 18 HOURS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE (CORN FIELD) TO AN AREA NEAR THE UNIMPROVED RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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