What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 19:45 local time the ATCT authorized this aircraft to depart runway, four right. Witness heard and saw pilot powering up aircraft to start take off roll. Engine sounded normal strong and appeared to be making power. Upon lift-off aircraft pops up level then decelerates with slight sink. Witness hears power added then witnesses aircraft slightly climb with a left roll. Then witness hears deceleration of the engine while the aircraft begins to sink while slightly rolling right and then correcting by yawing left. Then the witness hears another power increase with aircraft making a hard roll to the left while aircraft continues to sink. The left wing of this aircraft impacted the dirt, left side of runway, four right, which spun the aircraft 1/4 turn around coming to rest off of taxi way b. approximately 30 seconds later, canopy opens and pilot exits aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 19:45 LOCAL TIME THE ATCT AUTHORIZED THIS AIRCRAFT TO DEPART RUNWAY, FOUR RIGHT. WITNESS HEARD AND SAW PILOT POWERING UP AIRCRAFT TO START TAKE OFF ROLL. ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL STRONG AND APPEARED TO BE MAKING POWER. UPON LIFT-OFF AIRCRAFT POPS UP LEVEL THEN DECELERATES WITH SLIGHT SINK. WITNESS HEARS POWER ADDED THEN WITNESSES AIRCRAFT SLIGHTLY CLIMB WITH A LEFT ROLL. THEN WITNESS HEARS DECELERATION OF THE ENGINE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT BEGINS TO SINK WHILE SLIGHTLY ROLLING RIGHT AND THEN CORRECTING BY YAWING LEFT. THEN THE WITNESS HEARS ANOTHER POWER INCREASE WITH AIRCRAFT MAKING A HARD ROLL TO THE LEFT WHILE AIRCRAFT CONTINUES TO SINK. THE LEFT WING OF THIS AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE DIRT, LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, FOUR RIGHT, WHICH SPUN THE AIRCRAFT 1/4 TURN AROUND COMING TO REST OFF OF TAXI WAY B. APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER, CANOPY OPENS AND PILOT EXITS AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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