What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approx 1134 PDT, a student pilot (solo), was taking off in a BE-36, N819LA. Upon the takeoff roll, the aircraft began to wheelborrow and bounce. The aircraft bounced hard enough to collapse the nose gear just prior to vr, the pilot then reduced throttle and the aircraft skidded off the runway on the right side. No injuries, no fire. Weather not a factor. The pilot told the NTSB investigator that he had set the "trim" wheel 6 degs down rather than 6 degs up. Student pilot solo and cross-country endorsements on file.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROX 1134 PDT, A STUDENT PILOT (SOLO), WAS TAKING OFF IN A BE-36, N819LA. UPON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO WHEELBORROW AND BOUNCE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HARD ENOUGH TO COLLAPSE THE NOSE GEAR JUST PRIOR TO VR, THE PILOT THEN REDUCED THROTTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. NO INJURIES, NO FIRE. WEATHER NOT A FACTOR. THE PILOT TOLD THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR THAT HE HAD SET THE "TRIM" WHEEL 6 DEGS DOWN RATHER THAN 6 DEGS UP. STUDENT PILOT SOLO AND CROSS-COUNTRY ENDORSEMENTS ON FILE.
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