What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Initiating departure roll on runway 36, the pilot broke the canopy latch in an attempt to completely close the canopy. He continued the rotation and climb-out to approximately 50 feet, then made a decision to descend immediately and executed an emergency landing on the remaining runway 36 straight ahead. The landing roll carried the aircraft off the end of the runway into tall grass and it flipped upside down, stopping aproximately 150 feet past the end of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
INITIATING DEPARTURE ROLL ON RUNWAY 36, THE PILOT BROKE THE CANOPY LATCH IN AN ATTEMPT TO COMPLETELY CLOSE THE CANOPY. HE CONTINUED THE ROTATION AND CLIMB-OUT TO APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, THEN MADE A DECISION TO DESCEND IMMEDIATELY AND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY 36 STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE LANDING ROLL CARRIED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO TALL GRASS AND IT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN, STOPPING APROXIMATELY 150 FEET PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.