What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While taking-off from a private, grass runway, the aircraft reached rotation speed, but would not lift off. The pilot continued to pull back on the elevator until the control stick hit the stop. It became apparent that the aircraft was not going to lift off and clear the treees at the end of the runway, so the pilot added full right rudder and pulled the throttle to idle, while keeping the control stick full aft. From ground marks, it appears the aircraft momentarily left the ground. It came to rest 50 to 75 feet east of the runway, even with the north (departure) edge of the runway, facing south.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TAKING-OFF FROM A PRIVATE, GRASS RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT REACHED ROTATION SPEED, BUT WOULD NOT LIFT OFF. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO PULL BACK ON THE ELEVATOR UNTIL THE CONTROL STICK HIT THE STOP. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GOING TO LIFT OFF AND CLEAR THE TREEES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, SO THE PILOT ADDED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE, WHILE KEEPING THE CONTROL STICK FULL AFT. FROM GROUND MARKS, IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTARILY LEFT THE GROUND. IT CAME TO REST 50 TO 75 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY, EVEN WITH THE NORTH (DEPARTURE) EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, FACING SOUTH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.