What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was taking off on rwy 27 and was about 50 feet high when a gust of wind blew him to the south side of the runway. The pilot described the event as uncontrollable. He stated that he was unable to correct with full input from the ailerons and rudder. The pilot claims he had just lifted off the runway and had about 62KNTS airspeed. The aircraft struck the ground at a nose down, steep angle with low speed. The left wing hit the ground first followed by the nose/prop/engine, and then the right wing struck the ground just before flipping upside down. The aircraft came to rest upside down pointing in the opposite direction (toward the east). The total ground scar from initial impact to the aircraft was approximately 50 feet.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS TAKING OFF ON RWY 27 AND WAS ABOUT 50 FEET HIGH WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW HIM TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT DESCRIBED THE EVENT AS UNCONTROLLABLE. HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT WITH FULL INPUT FROM THE AILERONS AND RUDDER. THE PILOT CLAIMS HE HAD JUST LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AND HAD ABOUT 62KNTS AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AT A NOSE DOWN, STEEP ANGLE WITH LOW SPEED. THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE/PROP/ENGINE, AND THEN THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND JUST BEFORE FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN POINTING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION (TOWARD THE EAST). THE TOTAL GROUND SCAR FROM INITIAL IMPACT TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET.
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