What happened
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privacy data omitted Was demonstrating a soft field takeoff on runway 17, a 3,200-foot sod runway. The wind was from the north-northeast at 10 knots, a quartering tailwind from the left. He elected to depart with no flaps, contrary to normal technique of about 10 degrees of flaps for soft field takeoffs. As the aircraft became airborne, it would not accelerate to climb speed, and settled back onto the ground twice. At some point, privacy data omitted extended flaps to increase lift but inadvertently extended the flaps to full down. About 500 feet from the end of the runway and 150 feet to the right of it, the pilot pushed the aircraft onto the ground, shearing the nose gear and digging the propeller into the ground, causing the engine to stop while plowing through a fence at the end of the runway and continuing another 130 feet.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEMONSTRATING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 17, A 3,200-FOOT SOD RUNWAY. THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS, A QUARTERING TAILWIND FROM THE LEFT. HE ELECTED TO DEPART WITH NO FLAPS, CONTRARY TO NORMAL TECHNIQUE OF ABOUT 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR SOFT FIELD TAKEOFFS. AS THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO CLIMB SPEED, AND SETTLED BACK ONTO THE GROUND TWICE. AT SOME POINT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXTENDED FLAPS TO INCREASE LIFT BUT INADVERTENTLY EXTENDED THE FLAPS TO FULL DOWN. ABOUT 500 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND 150 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF IT, THE PILOT PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE GROUND, SHEARING THE NOSE GEAR AND DIGGING THE PROPELLER INTO THE GROUND, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP WHILE PLOWING THROUGH A FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUING ANOTHER 130 FEET.
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