What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was operating from a private landing strip. Condtions were VMC and the strip was dry. During the takeoff roll, pilot hit a small burm 2/3RDS down the length of the strip. The aircraft bounced in the Air and the pilot tried to lift off but aircraft settle back with the tail wheel turned. Aircraft ran off the strip and hit a fence post, and ground looped. The aircaft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS OPERATING FROM A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP. CONDTIONS WERE VMC AND THE STRIP WAS DRY. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT HIT A SMALL BURM 2/3RDS DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED IN THE AIR AND THE PILOT TRIED TO LIFT OFF BUT AIRCRAFT SETTLE BACK WITH THE TAIL WHEEL TURNED. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE STRIP AND HIT A FENCE POST, AND GROUND LOOPED. THE AIRCAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.