What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
April 22, 2012, at 17:42 dst, N22857 attempted to take off from a short private strip located on the airmen's property with two soles onboard the aircraft. Just after takeoff the pilot said he felt the aircraft begin to sink back towards the ground, he tried adding power, but it did not seem to help. He decided to abort the take off and came to rest in a pasture next to his property. The aircraft's left wing hit the ground first the then the nose gear bent backwards damaging the firewall, then the aircraft stood up on its nose and the came to rest on its back. The vertical stabilizer, rudder, horizontal surfaces and the top of the wings and fuselage were damaged. The pilot bumped his head, but refused medical treatment, and the passenger was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
APRIL 22, 2012, AT 17:42 DST, N22857 ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM A SHORT PRIVATE STRIP LOCATED ON THE AIRMEN'S PROPERTY WITH TWO SOLES ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. JUST AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT SAID HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT BEGIN TO SINK BACK TOWARDS THE GROUND, HE TRIED ADDING POWER, BUT IT DID NOT SEEM TO HELP. HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF AND CAME TO REST IN A PASTURE NEXT TO HIS PROPERTY. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND FIRST THE THEN THE NOSE GEAR BENT BACKWARDS DAMAGING THE FIREWALL, THEN THE AIRCRAFT STOOD UP ON ITS NOSE AND THE CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER, HORIZONTAL SURFACES AND THE TOP OF THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT BUMPED HIS HEAD, BUT REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT, AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.