What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A Piper PA-20 not registered, operated by privacy data omitted at 1645 June 2, 2010 attempted a takeoff from a grass strip 5 miles east of Dover Arkansas. The pilot reported hitting a deer during the takeoff roll near takeoff speed. The pilot reported that he subsequently clipped the top of two trees immediately after takeoff and could not maintain air speed. The aircraft contacted the surface in a hay meadow 10 degree to the left and 200 yards from the south end of the downhill grass strip. A passenger received serous injuries from the impact with the ground.
As the FAA filed it
A PIPER PA-20 NOT REGISTERED, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT 1645 JUNE 2, 2010 ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM A GRASS STRIP 5 MILES EAST OF DOVER ARKANSAS. THE PILOT REPORTED HITTING A DEER DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL NEAR TAKEOFF SPEED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE SUBSEQUENTLY CLIPPED THE TOP OF TWO TREES IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF AND COULD NOT MAINTAIN AIR SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE SURFACE IN A HAY MEADOW 10 DEGREE TO THE LEFT AND 200 YARDS FROM THE SOUTH END OF THE DOWNHILL GRASS STRIP. A PASSENGER RECEIVED SEROUS INJURIES FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.