What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The PIC and two passengers departed at night from a lighted private grass airport. The runway was snow covered and the winds were from the west at the time of departure. Shortly after rotation the aircraft hit a high tensile wire fence immediately adjacent to the east side of the runway. The PIC stated that that flight control response was largely nominal and elected to land at a nearby public field. The FAA investigation determined that the aircraft had experienced substantial damage. The outer 29 inches of the left side of the stabilator was torn from the aircraft and the stabilator was torqued and pushed forward. Both main gear legs were damaged and the wheel skirts were heavily damaged or missing. The upper right surface of the vertical tail had been damaged; the right VOR antenna was missing as well as the rudder top cap/light.
As the FAA filed it
THE PIC AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED AT NIGHT FROM A LIGHTED PRIVATE GRASS AIRPORT. THE RUNWAY WAS SNOW COVERED AND THE WINDS WERE FROM THE WEST AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT HIT A HIGH TENSILE WIRE FENCE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC STATED THAT THAT FLIGHT CONTROL RESPONSE WAS LARGELY NOMINAL AND ELECTED TO LAND AT A NEARBY PUBLIC FIELD. THE FAA INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE OUTER 29 INCHES OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STABILATOR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE STABILATOR WAS TORQUED AND PUSHED FORWARD. BOTH MAIN GEAR LEGS WERE DAMAGED AND THE WHEEL SKIRTS WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR MISSING. THE UPPER RIGHT SURFACE OF THE VERTICAL TAIL HAD BEEN DAMAGED; THE RIGHT VOR ANTENNA WAS MISSING AS WELL AS THE RUDDER TOP CAP/LIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.