What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On departure from runway 34R with a reported crosswind, the pilot could not maintain flight after takeoff rotation. Pilot attempted to gain more airspeed with nose down input. Aircraft contacted the ground in the grass area ajacent to runway 34R. Pilot attempted to roll to a full stop, but impending contact with a hill was imminent, pilot pulled back on the yoke and re-gained flight for ground clearance. Aircraft left the ground momentarily and recontacted the ground hard and bounced once. Subsequent contact with the ground after the bounce the nosewheel fork separated from the aircraft resulting in the aircraft overturning tail over nose and coming to rest in an inverted position. Three persons on board were able to extract themselves from the overturned airplane. The pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries, the second passenger was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 34R WITH A REPORTED CROSSWIND, THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN FLIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF ROTATION. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GAIN MORE AIRSPEED WITH NOSE DOWN INPUT. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND IN THE GRASS AREA AJACENT TO RUNWAY 34R. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL TO A FULL STOP, BUT IMPENDING CONTACT WITH A HILL WAS IMMINENT, PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND RE-GAINED FLIGHT FOR GROUND CLEARANCE. AIRCRAFT LEFT THE GROUND MOMENTARILY AND RECONTACTED THE GROUND HARD AND BOUNCED ONCE. SUBSEQUENT CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AFTER THE BOUNCE THE NOSEWHEEL FORK SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNING TAIL OVER NOSE AND COMING TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THREE PERSONS ON BOARD WERE ABLE TO EXTRACT THEMSELVES FROM THE OVERTURNED AIRPLANE. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, THE SECOND PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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