What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot taxied out to runway. Accomplished engine run up. Engine check was normal. He lined up on runway 25 and set parking brake. Released brakes while at power and proceeded down runway and at 80 mph, he lifted off. He thought he was not making enough power to clear the trees and thought he might stall so he tried to set the aircraft back down. The aircraft contacted the runway surface with 654 ft of runway remaining and 98 feet of grass overun. He departed the runway off the end of runway 7 and traveled approximately 800 feet from the time the aircraft touched the surface, before coming to rest in a ditch adjacent to dogwood lane.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TAXIED OUT TO RUNWAY. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN UP. ENGINE CHECK WAS NORMAL. HE LINED UP ON RUNWAY 25 AND SET PARKING BRAKE. RELEASED BRAKES WHILE AT POWER AND PROCEEDED DOWN RUNWAY AND AT 80 MPH, HE LIFTED OFF. HE THOUGHT HE WAS NOT MAKING ENOUGH POWER TO CLEAR THE TREES AND THOUGHT HE MIGHT STALL SO HE TRIED TO SET THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE WITH 654 FT OF RUNWAY REMAINING AND 98 FEET OF GRASS OVERUN. HE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 7 AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET FROM THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED THE SURFACE, BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A DITCH ADJACENT TO DOGWOOD LANE.
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