What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft took off on runway 31. Approximatly half way down the runway, aircraft lifted off at high angle of attack. Aircraft was above the departure end of the runway when engine began to lose power, pilot decided to land in an open field adjacent to the airport. Pilot performed a soft field landing. Upon touchdown, the front gear contacted some large dirt clods causing the aircraft to flip over onto its back side. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing leading edge. Damage to the right strut, the cowling, and the top portion of the vertical. Also the three bladed propeller sustained damage to one of the blades. It is evident the pilot did not have sufficient fuel on board causing engine to become fuel starved. Pilot did not receive any injuries. A medium size dog was on board and was also uninjured. There was no post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 31. APPROXIMATLY HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AT HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK. AIRCRAFT WAS ABOVE THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. PILOT PERFORMED A SOFT FIELD LANDING. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE FRONT GEAR CONTACTED SOME LARGE DIRT CLODS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT STRUT, THE COWLING, AND THE TOP PORTION OF THE VERTICAL. ALSO THE THREE BLADED PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE BLADES. IT IS EVIDENT THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FUEL ON BOARD CAUSING ENGINE TO BECOME FUEL STARVED. PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. A MEDIUM SIZE DOG WAS ON BOARD AND WAS ALSO UNINJURED.THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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