What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was departing river bar with one passenger. Winds were light but shifting. After liftoff pilot realized that wind had shifted and was now a tailwind. Aircraft began to settle. Pilot realized the aircraft was not going to clear obstacles ahead and aborted takeoff. Airrcraft continued off end of sandbar onto brush and small trees. Aircraft received damage to leading edge of wings and tail surfaces. Neither pilot nor passenger were injured. The weather was VMC with light and variable winds.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS DEPARTING RIVER BAR WITH ONE PASSENGER. WINDS WERE LIGHT BUT SHIFTING. AFTER LIFTOFF PILOT REALIZED THAT WIND HAD SHIFTED AND WAS NOW A TAILWIND. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE. PILOT REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GOING TO CLEAR OBSTACLES AHEAD AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. AIRRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF END OF SANDBAR ONTO BRUSH AND SMALL TREES. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE OF WINGS AND TAIL SURFACES. NEITHER PILOT NOR PASSENGER WERE INJURED.THE WEATHER WAS VMC WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.