What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During takeoff roll at Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (karb) on runway 06, the pilot lost directional control to the left as evidenced by skid marks. The aircraft struck a runway light and sheared it off. The aircraft became airborne for a short distance then impacted the ground and came to a stop upright in a grassy area at an estimated 200 feet north of the departure runway. The pilot was trapped in the cabin and first responders were required to extricate the pilot from the wreckage. The pilot sustained two broken legs and a wrist fracture.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT ANN ARBOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KARB) ON RUNWAY 06, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TO THE LEFT AS EVIDENCED BY SKID MARKS. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND SHEARED IT OFF. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO A STOP UPRIGHT IN A GRASSY AREA AT AN ESTIMATED 200 FEET NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY.THE PILOT WAS TRAPPED IN THE CABIN AND FIRST RESPONDERS WERE REQUIRED TO EXTRICATE THE PILOT FROM THE WRECKAGE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED TWO BROKEN LEGS AND A WRIST FRACTURE.
NTSB investigation
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