What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot lost control of aircraft during take off roll. In statement, student states at approx 60 plus mph, the aircraft became airborne and he believed he was in ground effect and speed was insuffiecent for flight. The student states the aircraft yawed hard left and he applied full right rudder but was unable to maintain a heading down runway. Aircraft departed runway and entered construction area. Ground found to be extremely hard and packed. Right main landing gear found to have departed aircraft and nose landing gear collasped at some point. Aircraft struck unoccupied bulldozer.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TAKE OFF ROLL. IN STATEMENT, STUDENT STATES AT APPROX 60 PLUS MPH, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND HE BELIEVED HE WAS IN GROUND EFFECT AND SPEED WAS INSUFFIECENT FOR FLIGHT. THE STUDENT STATES THE AIRCRAFT YAWED HARD LEFT AND HE APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A HEADING DOWN RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY AND ENTERED CONSTRUCTION AREA. GROUND FOUND TO BE EXTREMELY HARD AND PACKED. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOUND TO HAVE DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AND NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLASPED AT SOME POINT. AIRCRAFT STRUCK UNOCCUPIED BULLDOZER.
NTSB investigation
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