What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to the pilot in an interview, aborted takeoff on rwy 23 when he noticed that he did not have the altitude to clear the embankment at the end of the runway. Pilot stated that aircraft appeared to accelerate normal. Airplane maximum certified take off weight is 3,650 pounds. Weight and balance calculations based on aircraft records and weights volunteered by pilot and passengers along with full fuel indicate that the estimated weight would have been 3,842 pounds.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN AN INTERVIEW, ABORTED TAKEOFF ON RWY 23 WHEN HE NOTICED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE EMBANKMENT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO ACCELERATE NORMAL. AIRPLANE MAXIMUM CERTIFIED TAKE OFF WEIGHT IS 3,650 POUNDS. WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATIONS BASED ON AIRCRAFT RECORDS AND WEIGHTS VOLUNTEERED BY PILOT AND PASSENGERS ALONG WITH FULL FUEL INDICATE THAT THE ESTIMATED WEIGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN 3,842 POUNDS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.