What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 8, 2017, at appoximately 1330, a Piper PA28-140, piloted by a private pilot and lone occupant, sustained substantial damage. The pilot stated he was taking off on runway 27 from his 2000FT private grass runway (22IN) in Auburn, Indiana. Upon reaching 50 to 55KTS, he rotated and stalled, bounced and decided to continue on. Knowing that he wouldn't clear the trees in front of him, he turned left. He went through a hay/bean field, hit a ditch, breaking off his right main gear then continuing on and coming to rest 200 yards from the runway onto a barn porch. Each wing made contact with a porch pillar causing substantial damage. There were no witnessess. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The flaps were found in the up position.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 8, 2017, AT APPOXIMATELY 1330, A PIPER PA28-140, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT AND LONE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 27 FROM HIS 2000FT PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY (22IN) IN AUBURN, INDIANA. UPON REACHING 50 TO 55KTS, HE ROTATED AND STALLED, BOUNCED AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON. KNOWING THAT HE WOULDN'T CLEAR THE TREES IN FRONT OF HIM, HE TURNED LEFT. HE WENT THROUGH A HAY/BEAN FIELD, HIT A DITCH, BREAKING OFF HIS RIGHT MAIN GEAR THEN CONTINUING ON AND COMING TO REST 200 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY ONTO A BARN PORCH. EACH WING MADE CONTACT WITH A PORCH PILLAR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO WITNESSESS. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE UP POSITION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.