What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot attempted to conduct a ferry flight from Village Falls CT to great barrington ma. On takeoff roll a bump on the grass strip bounced the aircraft at the end of the runway and the tail contacted the ground. The aircraft approached the cornfield and the under carriage/landing gear contacted the corn stalks slowing the aircraft. The aircraft could not climb out and came to rest in a nose down position facing west.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONDUCT A FERRY FLIGHT FROM VILLAGE FALLS CT TO GREAT BARRINGTON MA. ON TAKEOFF ROLL A BUMP ON THE GRASS STRIP BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE TAIL CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE CORNFIELD AND THE UNDER CARRIAGE/LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE CORN STALKS SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT CLIMB OUT AND CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION FACING WEST.
NTSB investigation
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