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^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED DALLAS AIRPARK EAST (1F7) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT IN THE PATTERN. ON THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 16, 2011 AT APPROXIMATLEY 8:30AM LOCAL TIME WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT THE FLIGHT CONTROLS OF N331EJ, A JANTZEN EVANS VP SINGLE ENGINE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. PRIOR TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FLEW JUST FINE, BUT THAT IT REQUIRED A LOT OF LEFT RUDDER TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE TOOK THE RUNWAY HEADING SOUTHBOUND, WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SOUTH THAT MORNING. APPLIED FULL POWER AND AIRBORNE IN 1300 FEET. ENGINE WAS REVVING UP BUT SEEMED SLUGISH. BARLEY CLEARED TREES AT SOUTH END OF RUNWAY 150 FEET HIGH. AIRCRAFT STALLED TO THE RIGHT AND RAN OUT OF AIRSPEED. HE COULD NOT RECALL ALL OF THE ACCIDENT. HE REMEMBERS DESCENDING THROUGH THE TREES IN A RIGHT HAND BANK. MISSED THE TREES AND HIT LAND AND WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. DID NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING AFTER THAT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HIS LEFT ANKLE WAS NOT AS STRONG AS RIGHT ONE. HE WAS WORKING ON STRENGTHEN THE LEFT ANKLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A VOLKSWAGEN ENGINE WHICH ROTATES OPPOSITE OF CONVENTIONAL AMERICAN MADE AIRCRAFT. THIS MEANS THAT HE WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE USE HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT MORE ETHAN THE RIGHT ONE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A COMMENT THAT IT TOOK A HUGE AMOUNT OF LEFT RUDDER TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT STRAIT.