What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student pilot carrying a passenger, of a PA-20 aircraft, N7763K at the time of accident, did not properly evaluate the takeoff path. There was a slight tailwind <5 knots and takeoff roll was longer than expected. Aircraft struck a hump in the runway just as he rotated causing damage to the gear, pitching the aircraft forward onto the propeller and airplanes nose. The aircraft completely flipped over. He, nor his passenger privacy data omitted, were injured. An Alaska state trooper transported them back to anchorage by helicopter after setting off their spot beacon.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT CARRYING A PASSENGER, OF A PA-20 AIRCRAFT, N7763K AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT, DID NOT PROPERLY EVALUATE THE TAKEOFF PATH. THERE WAS A SLIGHT TAILWIND <5 KNOTS AND TAKEOFF ROLL WAS LONGER THAN EXPECTED. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HUMP IN THE RUNWAY JUST AS HE ROTATED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE GEAR, PITCHING THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD ONTO THE PROPELLER AND AIRPLANES NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETELY FLIPPED OVER. HE, NOR HIS PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WERE INJURED. AN ALASKA STATE TROOPER TRANSPORTED THEM BACK TO ANCHORAGE BY HELICOPTER AFTER SETTING OFF THEIR SPOT BEACON.
NTSB investigation
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