What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On take-off from Luray Caverns Airport (W45) on runway 22 pilot failed to establish proper climb rated, at appromatly 8 ft above the runway the aircraft stalled and touched back on the runway, bounced once and landed 3/4 of the way down the runway. The pilot choose to depart the hard surface to the right into the grass knowing she cound not stop at the end of the runway. The grass was wet and the aircraft stopped 575 feet from the point it left the hard surface. Aircraft struck lights and a fence pole and sustained substantial damage. No one was hurt.
As the FAA filed it
ON TAKE-OFF FROM LURAY CAVERNS AIRPORT (W45) ON RUNWAY 22 PILOT FAILED TO ESTABLISH PROPER CLIMB RATED, AT APPROMATLY 8 FT ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND TOUCHED BACK ON THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED ONCE AND LANDED 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT CHOOSE TO DEPART THE HARD SURFACE TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GRASS KNOWING SHE COUND NOT STOP AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE GRASS WAS WET AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED 575 FEET FROM THE POINT IT LEFT THE HARD SURFACE. AIRCRAFT STRUCK LIGHTS AND A FENCE POLE AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO ONE WAS HURT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.