What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot reported that following an uneventful preflight inspection and engine run-up, he
Began his eastbound takeoff from the private airstrip. As the airplane became airborne, he
Noticed that the airspeed was decreasing and the airplane was not climbing. The pilot said that
He leveled off in ground effect to increase airspeed and verified that the engine was operating at
Full power. The pilot said he attempted to initiate a climb a second time, however, the airplane
Did not react as he expected, and he decided to abort the takeoff and land on the runway.
Subsequently, the airplane overran the departure end of the runway and impacted multiple
Trees before it came to rest upright in an orchard.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND ENGINE RUN-UP, HE
BEGAN HIS EASTBOUND TAKEOFF FROM THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. AS THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, HE
NOTICED THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS DECREASING AND THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT CLIMBING. THE PILOT SAID THAT
HE LEVELED OFF IN GROUND EFFECT TO INCREASE AIRSPEED AND VERIFIED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT
FULL POWER. THE PILOT SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO INITIATE A CLIMB A SECOND TIME, HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE
DID NOT REACT AS HE EXPECTED, AND HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND LAND ON THE RUNWAY.
SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED MULTIPLE
TREES BEFORE IT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN AN ORCHARD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.