What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot landed in Warren, ID (3U1), did not shut down, checked his flight plan for the day (next destination) the sectional and input the GPS destination. The pilot then turned the aircraft to depart Warren. When he made the turn he lined up on the dirt road that is next to the dirt airstrip. He began his take-off roll not realizing that he was on the road. When he reached approximately 45 knots the lf main gear hit a pot hole. The aircraft was pulled to the lf. The lf wing struck a small tree which pulled the aircraft off the road and into more and larger trees. The aircraft never left the ground
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT LANDED IN WARREN, ID (3U1), DID NOT SHUT DOWN, CHECKED HIS FLIGHT PLAN FOR THE DAY (NEXT DESTINATION) THE SECTIONAL AND INPUT THE GPS DESTINATION. THE PILOT THEN TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART WARREN. WHEN HE MADE THE TURN HE LINED UP ON THE DIRT ROAD THAT IS NEXT TO THE DIRT AIRSTRIP. HE BEGAN HIS TAKE-OFF ROLL NOT REALIZING THAT HE WAS ON THE ROAD. WHEN HE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 45 KNOTS THE LF MAIN GEAR HIT A POT HOLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED TO THE LF. THE LF WING STRUCK A SMALL TREE WHICH PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO MORE AND LARGER TREES. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER LEFT THE GROUND
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.