What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot departed the grass strip to the south with a small tailwind. He decided to do so because taking off into the wind would have required him to use a part of the runway (south end) which was very soft and saturated from rain. Also, the runway had a slope uphill taking off to the north with power lines at the end of the runway. As the pilot initiated the take off downwind, he had a normal take off. At about 30 feet he started a gentle turn to the southwest. The pilot then noticed he was not climbing as he pulled back on stick. He checked engine instruments and they showed no sign of power loss. He then noticed his altituded steadily but rapidly decreasing. He made sure the power was at maximum and then the left wing struck the ground and the aircraft ultimatley came to rest upside down with no post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT DEPARTED THE GRASS STRIP TO THE SOUTH WITH A SMALL TAILWIND. HE DECIDED TO DO SO BECAUSE TAKING OFF INTO THE WIND WOULD HAVE REQUIRED HIM TO USE A PART OF THE RUNWAY (SOUTH END) WHICH WAS VERY SOFT AND SATURATED FROM RAIN. ALSO, THE RUNWAY HAD A SLOPE UPHILL TAKING OFF TO THE NORTH WITH POWER LINES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE PILOT INITIATED THE TAKE OFF DOWNWIND, HE HAD A NORMAL TAKE OFF. AT ABOUT 30 FEET HE STARTED A GENTLE TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST. THE PILOT THEN NOTICED HE WAS NOT CLIMBING AS HE PULLED BACK ON STICK. HE CHECKED ENGINE INSTRUMENTS AND THEY SHOWED NO SIGN OF POWER LOSS. HE THEN NOTICED HIS ALTITUDED STEADILY BUT RAPIDLY DECREASING. HE MADE SURE THE POWER WAS AT MAXIMUM AND THEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT ULTIMATLEY CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN WITH NO POST CRASH FIRE.
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