What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Notified of an accident at Vashon Island, WA airport, (2S1). Aicraft involved is a Cessna 182M which was being operated on a pleasure flight by the privacy data omitted with three passengers. During the takeoff roll, the pilot noticed that the aircraft appeared to be overweight by the way it was handling just after becoming airborne. He decided to abort the takeoff and land back on the runway. Upon landing, the aircraft caught a wheel in soft wet grass. He stated that he lost directional control and the aircraft veered to the left of the centerline of the runway. The aircraft collided with a dirt berm and flipped over on its back in a ditch beside the runway. The pilot and passengers exited the aircraft with minor injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
NOTIFIED OF AN ACCIDENT AT VASHON ISLAND, WA AIRPORT, (2S1). AICRAFT INVOLVED IS A CESSNA 182M WHICH WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH THREE PASSENGERS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE OVERWEIGHT BY THE WAY IT WAS HANDLING JUST AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE. HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND LAND BACK ON THE RUNWAY. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT A WHEEL IN SOFT WET GRASS. HE STATED THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A DIRT BERM AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK IN A DITCH BESIDE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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