What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot aborted the takeoff on a 2600’ grass strip because the aircraft would not rotate. The aircraft went off the runway, through a barbed wire fence and flipped over. The pilot received minor injuries and the pilot/passenger was uninjured. The pilot stated that the tail came up and when he tried to rotate the tail came back down. He then again raised the tail and then decided to abort the takeoff. A recent compression check on the engine shows the engine was operating properly.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF ON A 2600’ GRASS STRIP BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ROTATE. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PILOT/PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TAIL CAME UP AND WHEN HE TRIED TO ROTATE THE TAIL CAME BACK DOWN. HE THEN AGAIN RAISED THE TAIL AND THEN DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. A RECENT COMPRESSION CHECK ON THE ENGINE SHOWS THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING PROPERLY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N2333D · 2
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