What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On take-off roll to the south, acft began wandering to the left. Left wing contacted brush/trees on east side of the field. Acft was airborne for a short time, but landed nose first into the tall grass and ground looped in a counter clockwise direction. Right wing tip dug into a marshy part of the field. PIC believes he was pushing on his right rudder pedal and the right seaters left rudder pedal at the same time, preventing him from correcting the acft back to centerline.
As the FAA filed it
ON TAKE-OFF ROLL TO THE SOUTH, ACFT BEGAN WANDERING TO THE LEFT. LEFT WING CONTACTED BRUSH/TREES ON EAST SIDE OF THE FIELD. ACFT WAS AIRBORNE FOR A SHORT TIME, BUT LANDED NOSE FIRST INTO THE TALL GRASS AND GROUND LOOPED IN A COUNTER CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. RIGHT WING TIP DUG INTO A MARSHY PART OF THE FIELD. PIC BELIEVES HE WAS PUSHING ON HIS RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL AND THE RIGHT SEATERS LEFT RUDDER PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME, PREVENTING HIM FROM CORRECTING THE ACFT BACK TO CENTERLINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.