What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 9/23/2011 at 2230 hours privacy data omitted a certificated private pilot certificate number privacy data omitted was taking off in his Piper PA-12 N78564 equipped with 31 inch bush wheels. privacy data omitted Was off airport near tye - Tyonek airport, Alaska. privacy data omitted Selected take off strip was slightly uphill with grassy humps. On takeoff the aircraft hit a hump and bounced into the air, he tried to keep it in the air and the aircraft traveled approximately 50 feet before coming back down to the ground and traveling about 30 feet into bushes. The aircraft ultimately nosed over and came to a stop upside down. There was substantial damage to the aircraft and the NTSB determined the event met the conditions of an accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 9/23/2011 AT 2230 HOURS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKING OFF IN HIS PIPER PA-12 N78564 EQUIPPED WITH 31 INCH BUSH WHEELS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OFF AIRPORT NEAR TYE - TYONEK AIRPORT, ALASKA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SELECTED TAKE OFF STRIP WAS SLIGHTLY UPHILL WITH GRASSY HUMPS. ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT HIT A HUMP AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR, HE TRIED TO KEEP IT IN THE AIR AND THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET BEFORE COMING BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND AND TRAVELING ABOUT 30 FEET INTO BUSHES. THE AIRCRAFT ULTIMATELY NOSED OVER AND CAME TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NTSB DETERMINED THE EVENT MET THE CONDITIONS OF AN ACCIDENT.
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