What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student and instructor departed on a private airfield se of of Caputa, SD. There was a slight breeze from the southeast and the aircraft departed west/northwest. The instructor noticed that the student did not have the throttle pushed all the way forward on the takeoff roll. He said he pushed it up to full. The aircraft traveled about 1/2 mile, did not gain altitude and hit a hill near SD highway 44. Neither occupant received injury. The propeller was bent, the landing gear bent back, and the wingtips received damage. The aircraft was hauled back to the hangar and eventually moved to spearfish, SD. There were no known mechanical problems with the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR DEPARTED ON A PRIVATE AIRFIELD SE OF OF CAPUTA, SD. THERE WAS A SLIGHT BREEZE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WEST/NORTHWEST. THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THAT THE STUDENT DID NOT HAVE THE THROTTLE PUSHED ALL THE WAY FORWARD ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. HE SAID HE PUSHED IT UP TO FULL. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ABOUT 1/2 MILE, DID NOT GAIN ALTITUDE AND HIT A HILL NEAR SD HIGHWAY 44. NEITHER OCCUPANT RECEIVED INJURY. THE PROPELLER WAS BENT, THE LANDING GEAR BENT BACK, AND THE WINGTIPS RECEIVED DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAULED BACK TO THE HANGAR AND EVENTUALLY MOVED TO SPEARFISH, SD. THERE WERE NO KNOWN MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT.
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