What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot and his adult passenger attempted to takeoff on runway 1 at Burlington, VT (btv). The pilot stated that he locked the tail wheel and applied power and began the takeoff roll. He stated that as soon as the tail wheel lifted off the runway he experienced a severe crosswind from the west. This caused the aircraft to veer hard left, causing the right wing tip to impact the runway. He lost control of the aircraft and the aircraft nosed over, coming to rest inverted on the left edge of the runway, approximately 430 feet from the initial takeoff point. The pilot and his passenger were able to exit the aircraft and were evaluated by emergency personnel. The pilot sustained a neck injury that was diagnosed as a broken vertebra. The passenger was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT AND HIS ADULT PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 1 AT BURLINGTON, VT (BTV). THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOCKED THE TAIL WHEEL AND APPLIED POWER AND BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL. HE STATED THAT AS SOON AS THE TAIL WHEEL LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY HE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE CROSSWIND FROM THE WEST. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER HARD LEFT, CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST INVERTED ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY 430 FEET FROM THE INITIAL TAKEOFF POINT. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND WERE EVALUATED BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY THAT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BROKEN VERTEBRA. THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
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