What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 1910 local time, the light sport pilot and the lone passenger were taking off on runway 35 at cek. Wind direction was 280 at 6 knots: visibility 10SM with barometric pressure at 3011. During takeoff roll the aicraft started moving left center with the pilot countering with right aileron and rudder. At approximately 519 feet from the beginning of 35 the aircraft rudder came in contact with the runway with a heading of approximately 320. The aircraft became airborn for a short time before the left wing touched down in the grass on the left side of the runway between a runway light and the VASI. Approximatley 34 feet from the side of the runway, the nose landing gear impacted the terrain causing it to buckle under the airframe spinning the aircraft 175 degrees before coming to rest with a heading of 145 degrees magnetic. All three landing gear assemblies were folded to the left but still attached. The aircraft was substantially damaged consisting of; all three landing gear folded under; left wing tip and aileron; right wing and aileron; right elevator; rudder; aft fuselage; forward fuselage; propellers; canopy and firewall. The pilot in command and the lone passenger were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1910 LOCAL TIME, THE LIGHT SPORT PILOT AND THE LONE PASSENGER WERE TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 35 AT CEK. WIND DIRECTION WAS 280 AT 6 KNOTS: VISIBILITY 10SM WITH BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AT 3011. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE AICRAFT STARTED MOVING LEFT CENTER WITH THE PILOT COUNTERING WITH RIGHT AILERON AND RUDDER. AT APPROXIMATELY 519 FEET FROM THE BEGINNING OF 35 THE AIRCRAFT RUDDER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY WITH A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 320. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORN FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE THE LEFT WING TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY BETWEEN A RUNWAY LIGHT AND THE VASI. APPROXIMATLEY 34 FEET FROM THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR IMPACTED THE TERRAIN CAUSING IT TO BUCKLE UNDER THE AIRFRAME SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT 175 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO REST WITH A HEADING OF 145 DEGREES MAGNETIC. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES WERE FOLDED TO THE LEFT BUT STILL ATTACHED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED CONSISTING OF; ALL THREE LANDING GEAR FOLDED UNDER; LEFT WING TIP AND AILERON; RIGHT WING AND AILERON; RIGHT ELEVATOR; RUDDER; AFT FUSELAGE; FORWARD FUSELAGE; PROPELLERS; CANOPY AND FIREWALL. THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND THE LONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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