What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot attempted shortfield takeoff procedure close to mtow on a hot night, VFR in a rural area with no ground reference lights other than minimal runway lighting. Aircraft turned left a few degrees from runway heading in the time between rotation from the runway and recontact with the runway, with the left main in the grass at approximately 60 knots. Aircraft proceeded straight on this path along the runway drainage slope into a deep ditch parallel to the runway, which flipped the aircraft about the pitch axis.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ATTEMPTED SHORTFIELD TAKEOFF PROCEDURE CLOSE TO MTOW ON A HOT NIGHT, VFR IN A RURAL AREA WITH NO GROUND REFERENCE LIGHTS OTHER THAN MINIMAL RUNWAY LIGHTING. AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT A FEW DEGREES FROM RUNWAY HEADING IN THE TIME BETWEEN ROTATION FROM THE RUNWAY AND RECONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, WITH THE LEFT MAIN IN THE GRASS AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED STRAIGHT ON THIS PATH ALONG THE RUNWAY DRAINAGE SLOPE INTO A DEEP DITCH PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY, WHICH FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT THE PITCH AXIS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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