What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 25, 2011 at approximately 1500 (CDT) pilot richard h. jackson was attempting to takeoff from a private airstrip near Estelline, SD for an aerial application flight. He had applied full takeoff power and about half way down the runway lifted the tail off the runway. After lifting the tail the aircraft started to go left. He applied right rudder and the aircraft still went left. He then applied full right rudder and also started to apply right brake. After applying full right rudder the aircraft went to the right and went off the runway. After leaving the runway the aircraft went across a road and came to a rest in a ditch on the south side of the road. The aircraft received substantial damage to the landing gear, right wing, belly, engine and propeller. The weather was VFR. The pilot holds a commercial pilot certificate.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 25, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 (CDT) PILOT RICHARD H. JACKSON WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR ESTELLINE, SD FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. HE HAD APPLIED FULL TAKEOFF POWER AND ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY LIFTED THE TAIL OFF THE RUNWAY. AFTER LIFTING THE TAIL THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO GO LEFT. HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT STILL WENT LEFT. HE THEN APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND ALSO STARTED TO APPLY RIGHT BRAKE. AFTER APPLYING FULL RIGHT RUDDER THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO THE RIGHT AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT WENT ACROSS A ROAD AND CAME TO A REST IN A DITCH ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING, BELLY, ENGINE AND PROPELLER. THE WEATHER WAS VFR. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE.
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