What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 13, 2010, at 7:20AM mt. , a Meyers MAC-145, N551, registered to privacy data omitted pilot loss directional control of the aircraft while commencing a take off roll at about 10 to 15 mph, when he lost control of the airplane, veered to the left side of runway 28R. As the airplane turn to the left of the runway and headed down a grass embankment located in the center of the airport between the runway 28R and taxi area, both left and right landng gear collapsed as the aircraft came to a stop. Pilot indicated that the airplane had no air rudder authority to command directional control and very little differential braking control as well. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was filed by the commercial rated pilot. The aircraft has minor damaged, pilot indicated that there was no injury. The flight originated out of milaca, MN., on Sunday September 12, 2010 at approximately 12:30 pm CST.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2010, AT 7:20AM MT. , A MEYERS MAC-145, N551, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT LOSS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE COMMENCING A TAKE OFF ROLL AT ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 28R. AS THE AIRPLANE TURN TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND HEADED DOWN A GRASS EMBANKMENT LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE AIRPORT BETWEEN THE RUNWAY 28R AND TAXI AREA, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT LANDNG GEAR COLLAPSED AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. PILOT INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD NO AIR RUDDER AUTHORITY TO COMMAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND VERY LITTLE DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING CONTROL AS WELL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED BY THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT HAS MINOR DAMAGED, PILOT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO INJURY. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED OUT OF MILACA, MN., ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM CST.
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