What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A witness reported a loss of control just after rotation. The aircraft yawed to the left and departed the paved surface of runway 10, at kgvq (loss of control occurred approximately 1000 feet from the threshold of runway 10) the aircraft continued in a north easterly direction, until contacting a grass berm approximately six feet in height. The aircraft came to rest in a inverted postion on top of the berm. The impact forces imposed on the aircraft distorted the enitire fusleage, including pushing the engine into the firewall. This distortion crushed the pilots legs. Control continuity was established for the rudder and the elevator . Control continuity was not established for the ailerons, due to a broken rod end. The throttle was found in the full increase position and the mixture was in the full rich position.
As the FAA filed it
A WITNESS REPORTED A LOSS OF CONTROL JUST AFTER ROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE OF RUNWAY 10, AT KGVQ (LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 10) THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A NORTH EASTERLY DIRECTION, UNTIL CONTACTING A GRASS BERM APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET IN HEIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A INVERTED POSTION ON TOP OF THE BERM. THE IMPACT FORCES IMPOSED ON THE AIRCRAFT DISTORTED THE ENITIRE FUSLEAGE, INCLUDING PUSHING THE ENGINE INTO THE FIREWALL. THIS DISTORTION CRUSHED THE PILOTS LEGS.CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE RUDDER AND THE ELEVATOR . CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS NOT ESTABLISHED FOR THE AILERONS, DUE TO A BROKEN ROD END. THE THROTTLE WAS FOUND IN THE FULL INCREASE POSITION AND THE MIXTURE WAS IN THE FULL RICH POSITION.
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