What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot encountered sudden wind shear during takeoff roll, causing loss of control while aborting takeoff, with aircraft veering off the runway and coming to rest upside down. Local automated weather reported light winds, although witnesses at airport confirm that sudden, intermittent gusty conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. Aircraft did not become airborne, and reached a top speed of about 35 mph before the pilot aborted the takeoff.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN WIND SHEAR DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE ABORTING TAKEOFF, WITH AIRCRAFT VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY AND COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. LOCAL AUTOMATED WEATHER REPORTED LIGHT WINDS, ALTHOUGH WITNESSES AT AIRPORT CONFIRM THAT SUDDEN, INTERMITTENT GUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT DID NOT BECOME AIRBORNE, AND REACHED A TOP SPEED OF ABOUT 35 MPH BEFORE THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.