What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
1) During take-off from off-field gravel area between rivers, wind shifted during take-off rotation, lost lift into a left BANK2) tail struck ground, followed by left landing gear, then became airborne AGAIN3) climb out continued, PIC noted left main gear 'cocked at an angle' with a 'toe-out', no other damage noted, situation assessed, aircraft seemed stable and fully controllable, opted to continue to home base Z41 4) approach one to Z41 rwy 31 rejected due to crosswind and ATTITUDE5) approach two to rwy 31 touch & go to assess wind on landing roll, touching with right gear & TAIL6) approach three rwy 31 assessed stall speed and characteristics, touched down right gear and tail wheel favoring left gear with left wing up, left gear touched down last, came to STOP7) runway closed briefly, aircraft was extracted from Z41 runway 31 by lift truck.
As the FAA filed it
1) DURING TAKE-OFF FROM OFF-FIELD GRAVEL AREA BETWEEN RIVERS, WIND SHIFTED DURING TAKE-OFF ROTATION, LOST LIFT INTO A LEFT BANK2) TAIL STRUCK GROUND, FOLLOWED BY LEFT LANDING GEAR, THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN3) CLIMB OUT CONTINUED, PIC NOTED LEFT MAIN GEAR 'COCKED AT AN ANGLE' WITH A 'TOE-OUT', NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED, SITUATION ASSESSED, AIRCRAFT SEEMED STABLE AND FULLY CONTROLLABLE, OPTED TO CONTINUE TO HOME BASE Z41 4) APPROACH ONE TO Z41 RWY 31 REJECTED DUE TO CROSSWIND AND ATTITUDE5) APPROACH TWO TO RWY 31 TOUCH & GO TO ASSESS WIND ON LANDING ROLL, TOUCHING WITH RIGHT GEAR & TAIL6) APPROACH THREE RWY 31 ASSESSED STALL SPEED AND CHARACTERISTICS, TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT GEAR AND TAIL WHEEL FAVORING LEFT GEAR WITH LEFT WING UP, LEFT GEAR TOUCHED DOWN LAST, CAME TO STOP7) RUNWAY CLOSED BRIEFLY, AIRCRAFT WAS EXTRACTED FROM Z41 RUNWAY 31 BY LIFT TRUCK.
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