What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot attempted a three-point takeoff in a tailwheel airplane on a grass runway (approximately 2 inches thick). The runway length was approximately 2,600 feet long with obstacles. The density altitude was approximately 1,700 feet. Pilot held the airplane tail on the ground during takeoff roll which resulted in more drag and increased the required runway distance. Upon liftoff, the pilot did not retract the landing gear which resulted in more drag. Pilot climbed in an extreme nose-up pitch attitude which resulted in a stall and the airplane crashed in an inverted position with very little forward speed.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ATTEMPTED A THREE-POINT TAKEOFF IN A TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE ON A GRASS RUNWAY (APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES THICK). THE RUNWAY LENGTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,600 FEET LONG WITH OBSTACLES. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,700 FEET. PILOT HELD THE AIRPLANE TAIL ON THE GROUND DURING TAKEOFF ROLL WHICH RESULTED IN MORE DRAG AND INCREASED THE REQUIRED RUNWAY DISTANCE. UPON LIFTOFF, THE PILOT DID NOT RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR WHICH RESULTED IN MORE DRAG. PILOT CLIMBED IN AN EXTREME NOSE-UP PITCH ATTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED IN AN INVERTED POSITION WITH VERY LITTLE FORWARD SPEED.
NTSB investigation
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