What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to the pilotprivacy data omitted, the accident occurred during take-off. The airport has turf runways which were wet after rain. A large open area of turf is available in front of a group of several hangars. There is a raised area in front of the hangars which runs perpendicular to the runway 13 right. Standing in front of the hangar this runway cannot be seen due to the hill. Outside the runway, wheat is planted on both sides, which at this date was maturing to about 1 foot tall.
The pilot began his take off roll just outside the hangar entrance, expecting to see the runway as he crested the hill. But he was off to the right and was headed for a corner of the wheat field. The aircraft tail was already flying as he tried to move left to align with the runway. But in this process, he lost control of the aircraft and veered off into the wheat on the east (opposite) side of the runway. After leaving the runway, he encountered the muddy field of wheat, which slowed him immediately. After about 100 feet, the aircraft flipped over onto its back, putting the vertical stabilizer into the mud. At the time of investigation one day later, the wheel ruts were still filled with water from recent heavy rains.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING TAKE-OFF. THE AIRPORT HAS TURF RUNWAYS WHICH WERE WET AFTER RAIN. A LARGE OPEN AREA OF TURF IS AVAILABLE IN FRONT OF A GROUP OF SEVERAL HANGARS. THERE IS A RAISED AREA IN FRONT OF THE HANGARS WHICH RUNS PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY 13 RIGHT. STANDING IN FRONT OF THE HANGAR THIS RUNWAY CANNOT BE SEEN DUE TO THE HILL. OUTSIDE THE RUNWAY, WHEAT IS PLANTED ON BOTH SIDES, WHICH AT THIS DATE WAS MATURING TO ABOUT 1 FOOT TALL.
THE PILOT BEGAN HIS TAKE OFF ROLL JUST OUTSIDE THE HANGAR ENTRANCE, EXPECTING TO SEE THE RUNWAY AS HE CRESTED THE HILL. BUT HE WAS OFF TO THE RIGHT AND WAS HEADED FOR A CORNER OF THE WHEAT FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT TAIL WAS ALREADY FLYING AS HE TRIED TO MOVE LEFT TO ALIGN WITH THE RUNWAY. BUT IN THIS PROCESS, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND VEERED OFF INTO THE WHEAT ON THE EAST (OPPOSITE) SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY, HE ENCOUNTERED THE MUDDY FIELD OF WHEAT, WHICH SLOWED HIM IMMEDIATELY. AFTER ABOUT 100 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK, PUTTING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER INTO THE MUD. AT THE TIME OF INVESTIGATION ONE DAY LATER, THE WHEEL RUTS WERE STILL FILLED WITH WATER FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS.
NTSB investigation
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