What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was conducting multiple takeoffs and landings with different passengers during fly-in event at this airport. On third flight, pilot departed mid-field when airplane became airborne and then started to settle onto the runway. Pilot immediately aborted takeoff with trhottle reduction and braking, but aircraft slid past end of runway striking an earthen berm, causing substantial damage, with no injuries to the occupants.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS CONDUCTING MULTIPLE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WITH DIFFERENT PASSENGERS DURING FLY-IN EVENT AT THIS AIRPORT. ON THIRD FLIGHT, PILOT DEPARTED MID-FIELD WHEN AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AND THEN STARTED TO SETTLE ONTO THE RUNWAY. PILOT IMMEDIATELY ABORTED TAKEOFF WITH TRHOTTLE REDUCTION AND BRAKING, BUT AIRCRAFT SLID PAST END OF RUNWAY STRIKING AN EARTHEN BERM, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WITH NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.