What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11/17/2018 a student pilot proceeded to takeoff from a 3000' grass strip runway. The student pilot during takeoff failed to keep the nose down until enough airspeed was established and pulled back on the yoke and the p factor kicked in causing the aircraft to push left. By the time the pilot re-gained control of the aircraft it was to late to make the required corrections due to being so low to the ground and not having enough air speed. The aircraft stalled during takeoff and the aircraft impacted the trees causing damage to both wings and rupturing the left fuel tank before contacting the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/17/2018 A STUDENT PILOT PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF FROM A 3000' GRASS STRIP RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT DURING TAKEOFF FAILED TO KEEP THE NOSE DOWN UNTIL ENOUGH AIRSPEED WAS ESTABLISHED AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND THE P FACTOR KICKED IN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PUSH LEFT. BY THE TIME THE PILOT RE-GAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS TO LATE TO MAKE THE REQUIRED CORRECTIONS DUE TO BEING SO LOW TO THE GROUND AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH AIR SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED DURING TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREES CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND RUPTURING THE LEFT FUEL TANK BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N111TA · 1
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