What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot utilizes two bungee cords attached to the rudder pedals and the control stick as a non-standard ?gust lock?. The pilot performed a preflight inspection and removed the bungee cords from the flight controls then preformed an engine start.
When the engine failed to start the pilot reinstalled the ?gust locks? Due to windy conditions. The pilot exited the aircraft to do a battery check. The batteries checked good and then another engine start was attempted.
The engine started and all systems check normal. The engine was shut down and the pilot exited the aircraft again to close his hanger and take on a passenger. The engine was started a third time and then the pilot taxied the aircraft to the run up area for 34L.
Two run up checks were successful before taking position on runway 34L with 17 knot winds gusting to 23 knots. A departure roll was initiated and at 40 knots of airspeed the pilot noticed that the ?gust locks? Were still in place. The pilot reduced power and attempted to remove the ?gust locks?.
The aircraft became airborne. The pilot did not have enough control authority rearward with the ?gust locks? In place. The aircraft porpoised before the nose gear contacted the runway. The nose gear broke off causing the propeller to hit the runway. The aircraft came to a stop on runway 34L without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT UTILIZES TWO BUNGEE CORDS ATTACHED TO THE RUDDER PEDALS AND THE CONTROL STICK AS A NON-STANDARD ?GUST LOCK?. THE PILOT PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND REMOVED THE BUNGEE CORDS FROM THE FLIGHT CONTROLS THEN PREFORMED AN ENGINE START.
WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED TO START THE PILOT REINSTALLED THE ?GUST LOCKS? DUE TO WINDY CONDITIONS. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO DO A BATTERY CHECK. THE BATTERIES CHECKED GOOD AND THEN ANOTHER ENGINE START WAS ATTEMPTED.
THE ENGINE STARTED AND ALL SYSTEMS CHECK NORMAL. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN TO CLOSE HIS HANGER AND TAKE ON A PASSENGER. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED A THIRD TIME AND THEN THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUN UP AREA FOR 34L.
TWO RUN UP CHECKS WERE SUCCESSFUL BEFORE TAKING POSITION ON RUNWAY 34L WITH 17 KNOT WINDS GUSTING TO 23 KNOTS. A DEPARTURE ROLL WAS INITIATED AND AT 40 KNOTS OF AIRSPEED THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE ?GUST LOCKS? WERE STILL IN PLACE. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE ?GUST LOCKS?.
THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH CONTROL AUTHORITY REARWARD WITH THE ?GUST LOCKS? IN PLACE. THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO HIT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON RUNWAY 34L WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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