What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft privacy data omitted reported that he had just purchased the aircraft and was receiving tail wheel instruction from CFI privacy data omitted for a tailwheel endorsement and transition into this new aircraft. The CFI reported that the owner requested ?hands on? During the takeoff runway 27. The CFI stated the take-off thru initial liftoff appeared normal, but just after that the aircraft began drifting to the right, then noted a sharp turn to the right just off the ground, then bounced off the ground between the runway and ditch. Then coming to rest heading east just on the edge of taxiway bravo.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT HE HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS RECEIVING TAIL WHEEL INSTRUCTION FROM CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT AND TRANSITION INTO THIS NEW AIRCRAFT. THE CFI REPORTED THAT THE OWNER REQUESTED ?HANDS ON? DURING THE TAKEOFF RUNWAY 27. THE CFI STATED THE TAKE-OFF THRU INITIAL LIFTOFF APPEARED NORMAL, BUT JUST AFTER THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT, THEN NOTED A SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT JUST OFF THE GROUND, THEN BOUNCED OFF THE GROUND BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND DITCH. THEN COMING TO REST HEADING EAST JUST ON THE EDGE OF TAXIWAY BRAVO.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.