What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was departing runway 4 with six adults, overnight duffle type bags and approximately 70 gallons fuel onboard. The pilot stated he rotated for takeoff at 83 mph and on initial climb experienced what he described as an engine surge and the aircraft pitching upward. He stated he pushed forward on the yolk to gain airspeed and a short while later again experienced the same surge and pitch up. The landing gear remained down throughout the event. Both aircraft main tires made contact diagonally across big bay road approximately 500 feet from the end of runway 4, as evidenced by skid marks left on the road. The aircraft continued over the ditch on the north side of the road and then through a very rough field resulting in the nose gear breaking off and collapsing both main gear. The aircraft came to rest approximately 900 feet northeast of runway 4 facing back (southwest) towards the runway it had departed. At the time the takeoff was initiated the aircraft was at least 350LBS over gross takeoff weight and over 1.5 inches aft of the aft center of gravity limit for the aircraft. An on scene inspection of the aircraft did not find any evidence to indicate a problem with the aircraft power plant. The incident scene is consistent with an overweight takeoff unable to climb out of ground effect.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 4 WITH SIX ADULTS, OVERNIGHT DUFFLE TYPE BAGS AND APPROXIMATELY 70 GALLONS FUEL ONBOARD. THE PILOT STATED HE ROTATED FOR TAKEOFF AT 83 MPH AND ON INITIAL CLIMB EXPERIENCED WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS AN ENGINE SURGE AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHING UPWARD. HE STATED HE PUSHED FORWARD ON THE YOLK TO GAIN AIRSPEED AND A SHORT WHILE LATER AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE SAME SURGE AND PITCH UP. THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED DOWN THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. BOTH AIRCRAFT MAIN TIRES MADE CONTACT DIAGONALLY ACROSS BIG BAY ROAD APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 4, AS EVIDENCED BY SKID MARKS LEFT ON THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OVER THE DITCH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN THROUGH A VERY ROUGH FIELD RESULTING IN THE NOSE GEAR BREAKING OFF AND COLLAPSING BOTH MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET NORTHEAST OF RUNWAY 4 FACING BACK (SOUTHWEST) TOWARDS THE RUNWAY IT HAD DEPARTED. AT THE TIME THE TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT LEAST 350LBS OVER GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT AND OVER 1.5 INCHES AFT OF THE AFT CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMIT FOR THE AIRCRAFT. AN ON SCENE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE TO INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRCRAFT POWER PLANT. THE INCIDENT SCENE IS CONSISTENT WITH AN OVERWEIGHT TAKEOFF UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT.
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