What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot departed under VFR, with no flight plan, from a privately-owned unimproved airstrip that he landed on earlier in the day. He estimated the grass to be 1.5 to 2 feet tall. He attempted a short-field takeoff, but was unable to attain flying speed. He aborted his takeoff near the end of the airstrip, and struck a tree beyond and to the right of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT DEPARTED UNDER VFR, WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN, FROM A PRIVATELY-OWNED UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIP THAT HE LANDED ON EARLIER IN THE DAY. HE ESTIMATED THE GRASS TO BE 1.5 TO 2 FEET TALL. HE ATTEMPTED A SHORT-FIELD TAKEOFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN FLYING SPEED. HE ABORTED HIS TAKEOFF NEAR THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP, AND STRUCK A TREE BEYOND AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.