What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After two aborted takeoff attempts from a private dirt strip (mineral bottom) because of zero airspeed indication. The pilot attemtped a third takeoff. The pilot claims to have had a positive airspeed indicaton on this third attempt. The aircraft lifted off the ground but soon settled back to the dirt strip. At this point the pilot decided to abort the takeoff. The pilot applied heavy braking and was unable to keep the aircraft upright. The tail of the aircraft rose and the aircraft flipped over tail first.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TWO ABORTED TAKEOFF ATTEMPTS FROM A PRIVATE DIRT STRIP (MINERAL BOTTOM) BECAUSE OF ZERO AIRSPEED INDICATION. THE PILOT ATTEMTPED A THIRD TAKEOFF. THE PILOT CLAIMS TO HAVE HAD A POSITIVE AIRSPEED INDICATON ON THIS THIRD ATTEMPT. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE GROUND BUT SOON SETTLED BACK TO THE DIRT STRIP. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING AND WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT UPRIGHT. THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT ROSE AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER TAIL FIRST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.