What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was departing west on a grass runway next to a corn field at approximately 1400 on June 20, 2009. The grass runway was not level, it had several raised areas and several low areas. When the aircraft reached the middle of the runway,it hit a low area which caused it to bounce. After the aircraft bounced on the runway, the pilot was not able to gain enough airspeed to complete a successful departure. The aircraft achieved flight temporarily at the end of the runway. It returned to the ground approximately 15 feet pass the end of the runway. The aircraft impacted the descending side of a grass covered hill when it return to the ground which contributed to the damage it received.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING WEST ON A GRASS RUNWAY NEXT TO A CORN FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 ON JUNE 20, 2009. THE GRASS RUNWAY WAS NOT LEVEL, IT HAD SEVERAL RAISED AREAS AND SEVERAL LOW AREAS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY,IT HIT A LOW AREA WHICH CAUSED IT TO BOUNCE. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO GAIN ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO COMPLETE A SUCCESSFUL DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT ACHIEVED FLIGHT TEMPORARILY AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. IT RETURNED TO THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET PASS THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE DESCENDING SIDE OF A GRASS COVERED HILL WHEN IT RETURN TO THE GROUND WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE DAMAGE IT RECEIVED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.