What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot of N114JM landed at a private landing strip at the address of 5765 cty rd q, in Waunakee, Wisconsin with permission from the owner of the landing strip. The landing was made without incident. The landing strip is very narrow and bordered by very tall corn on both sides. On takeoff, the pilot stated that the right wing made contact with the corn while he was still on the ground roll. When the wing made contact with the corn the airplane veered to the right, into the cornfield where it came to rest. The pilot sustained no injuries and the aircraft sustained substantial damage resulting in the classification as an accident.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OF N114JM LANDED AT A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP AT THE ADDRESS OF 5765 CTY RD Q, IN WAUNAKEE, WISCONSIN WITH PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER OF THE LANDING STRIP. THE LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE LANDING STRIP IS VERY NARROW AND BORDERED BY VERY TALL CORN ON BOTH SIDES. ON TAKEOFF, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE CORN WHILE HE WAS STILL ON THE GROUND ROLL. WHEN THE WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE CORN THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, INTO THE CORNFIELD WHERE IT CAME TO REST. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTING IN THE CLASSIFICATION AS AN ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.