What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 5, 2010 N58BD, an experimental home built aircraft sustained substantial damage during takeoff from the airport in Muleshoe, Texas (K2T1). The accident occured at 1732 CDT. The pilot attempted to take off on rwy 25 with winds reported from 200 at 12KTS with gusts to 33 KTS. On takeoff roll the pilot raised the tail and the aircraft immediately weathervaned into the wind. The pilot unsuccessfully attempted to correct with right rudder but the aircraft rolled right and went inverted at the runway centerline. The aircraft impacted terrain and slid inverted for approximately 150 feet. The pilot received minor cuts and bruises. The passenger also only received minor cuts and bruises. The aircraft engine mount was bent up at about 30 degrees,the canopy was destroyed, the wings were damaged and the tail was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 5, 2010 N58BD, AN EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE AIRPORT IN MULESHOE, TEXAS (K2T1). THE ACCIDENT OCCURED AT 1732 CDT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON RWY 25 WITH WINDS REPORTED FROM 200 AT 12KTS WITH GUSTS TO 33 KTS. ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT RAISED THE TAIL AND THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY WEATHERVANED INTO THE WIND. THE PILOT UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED RIGHT AND WENT INVERTED AT THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AND SLID INVERTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. THE PASSENGER ALSO ONLY RECEIVED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE MOUNT WAS BENT UP AT ABOUT 30 DEGREES,THE CANOPY WAS DESTROYED, THE WINGS WERE DAMAGED AND THE TAIL WAS DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.