What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot attempted to takeoff on a 2200FT grass strip. The first 1000FEET of the grass runway was soft and wet due to recent heavy rainfall.
The pilot attempted a takeoff during a light crosswind. He felt that the aircraft was not accelerating and thus he decided to abort the takeoff too late and ran the aircraft off the end of the grass runway through a field, over a gravel road on to the embankment of state highway 44 near oshkosh Wisconsin.
The pilot and passengers were unharmed reported no injuries to the police.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON A 2200FT GRASS STRIP. THE FIRST 1000FEET OF THE GRASS RUNWAY WAS SOFT AND WET DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL.
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF DURING A LIGHT CROSSWIND. HE FELT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ACCELERATING AND THUS HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF TOO LATE AND RAN THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY THROUGH A FIELD, OVER A GRAVEL ROAD ON TO THE EMBANKMENT OF STATE HIGHWAY 44 NEAR OSHKOSH WISCONSIN.
THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE UNHARMED REPORTED NO INJURIES TO THE POLICE.
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