What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot executed a take off with airplane at or near maximum gross weight. Aircraft was observed accelerating slowly. Airplane lifted off and remained in ground effect. After it passed the departure end of runway 24 the aircraft tail made contact with the grass, then the main landing gear, followed by the nose landing gear. It then became airborne a second time in ground effect and contacted the tail with the grass again. It became airborne again a third time at approximately 12 ft AGL and struck small trees and brush at the edge of the airport property. The airplane entered a pasture, struck an earthen dam, and came to rest inverted in a shallow pond.
Pilot declined to be interviewed about the accident.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT EXECUTED A TAKE OFF WITH AIRPLANE AT OR NEAR MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ACCELERATING SLOWLY. AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF AND REMAINED IN GROUND EFFECT. AFTER IT PASSED THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 24 THE AIRCRAFT TAIL MADE CONTACT WITH THE GRASS, THEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. IT THEN BECAME AIRBORNE A SECOND TIME IN GROUND EFFECT AND CONTACTED THE TAIL WITH THE GRASS AGAIN. IT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN A THIRD TIME AT APPROXIMATELY 12 FT AGL AND STRUCK SMALL TREES AND BRUSH AT THE EDGE OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A PASTURE, STRUCK AN EARTHEN DAM, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A SHALLOW POND.
PILOT DECLINED TO BE INTERVIEWED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.