What happened
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Pilot and one passenger were departing from San Saba Airport (81R) with the intention to fly to nearby llano airport (kaqo) for some touch and go practice on llano airports grass strip.
Pre- takeoff checklist was performed and aircraft was ready for takeoff. Pilot lined up on runway 13 and began takeoff roll. Pilot stated at liftoff the aircraft was airborne quickly. Pilot applied right rudder to counteract a left turn tendency the aircraft was producing. The aircraft continued to head left of the runway centerline. Pilot was not able to re-center the aircraft while airborne 5 to 10 feet above the ground. Pilot made decision to put the aircraft on the ground and land on the grass to the left side of the runway rather than continue the takeoff.
The aircraft landed in the grass with the nose wheel embedding into the grass causing the aircraft to flip tail over the nose ending with the aircraft on its back upside down.
The aircraft sustained damage to the nose landing gear, the propeller blades, both wings, and top portion of the rudder. There were no injuries or post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE DEPARTING FROM SAN SABA AIRPORT (81R) WITH THE INTENTION TO FLY TO NEARBY LLANO AIRPORT (KAQO) FOR SOME TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE ON LLANO AIRPORTS GRASS STRIP.
PRE- TAKEOFF CHECKLIST WAS PERFORMED AND AIRCRAFT WAS READY FOR TAKEOFF. PILOT LINED UP ON RUNWAY 13 AND BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL. PILOT STATED AT LIFTOFF THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE QUICKLY. PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO COUNTERACT A LEFT TURN TENDENCY THE AIRCRAFT WAS PRODUCING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO HEAD LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO RE-CENTER THE AIRCRAFT WHILE AIRBORNE 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. PILOT MADE DECISION TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND AND LAND ON THE GRASS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY RATHER THAN CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF.
THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE GRASS WITH THE NOSE WHEEL EMBEDDING INTO THE GRASS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP TAIL OVER THE NOSE ENDING WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK UPSIDE DOWN.
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, THE PROPELLER BLADES, BOTH WINGS, AND TOP PORTION OF THE RUDDER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR POST CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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