What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 29, 2016, at 07:30 CDT, the light sport with no ?n? Registration number, owned by the individual piloting the weight shift controlled trike, crashed on the west side of runway 36 of the F95 Calhoun County Airport while on initial climb out right after takeoff roll. The two-seat trike was substantially damaged, and the sole occupant/ non-certificated pilot was seriously injured sustaining fractures and abrasions. Pilot stated that right after doing the takeoff roll and when he was approximately some 30 feet AGL his foot slipped away from the gas pedal, and while he was trying to place his foot on the pedal the ultralight dived to the ground without enough time for him to regain control of it.
Pilot was counseled for obtaining proper training and light sport certification as well as properly registering the aircraft prior to flying the aircraft in the future.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 29, 2016, AT 07:30 CDT, THE LIGHT SPORT WITH NO ?N? REGISTRATION NUMBER, OWNED BY THE INDIVIDUAL PILOTING THE WEIGHT SHIFT CONTROLLED TRIKE, CRASHED ON THE WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY 36 OF THE F95 CALHOUN COUNTY AIRPORT WHILE ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TWO-SEAT TRIKE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT/ NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED SUSTAINING FRACTURES AND ABRASIONS. PILOT STATED THAT RIGHT AFTER DOING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND WHEN HE WAS APPROXIMATELY SOME 30 FEET AGL HIS FOOT SLIPPED AWAY FROM THE GAS PEDAL, AND WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO PLACE HIS FOOT ON THE PEDAL THE ULTRALIGHT DIVED TO THE GROUND WITHOUT ENOUGH TIME FOR HIM TO REGAIN CONTROL OF IT.
PILOT WAS COUNSELED FOR OBTAINING PROPER TRAINING AND LIGHT SPORT CERTIFICATION AS WELL AS PROPERLY REGISTERING THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO FLYING THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FUTURE.