What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Flight crew began take-off from runway 23 left. Captain rejected take-off above V1 because the aircraft would not pitch up to rotation atitude upon application of control input. Aircraft over-ran runway shearing off the main landing gear upon impact with the perimeter road and ditch coming to rest 25 feet left of runway centerline and 1,222 feet past the runway 5 right threshold. Flight attendants commenced an evacuation of the aircraft. One passenger incurred a minor laceration during evacuation requiring sutures.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT CREW BEGAN TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 23 LEFT. CAPTAIN REJECTED TAKE-OFF ABOVE V1 BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PITCH UP TO ROTATION ATITUDE UPON APPLICATION OF CONTROL INPUT. AIRCRAFT OVER-RAN RUNWAY SHEARING OFF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR UPON IMPACT WITH THE PERIMETER ROAD AND DITCH COMING TO REST 25 FEET LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND 1,222 FEET PAST THE RUNWAY 5 RIGHT THRESHOLD. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS COMMENCED AN EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. ONE PASSENGER INCURRED A MINOR LACERATION DURING EVACUATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.