What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot reported that he was unable to stop after an aborted takeoff attempt. The aircraft continued beyond the runway departure threshold, skidded across a paved road, broke through a fence and overturned in a pasture approximately 100 feet beyond the end of the runway. The aircraft sustained damage to the wings, lift struts, empennage, landing gear, engine and propeller. Both occupants were uninjured. The pilot stated that the sod runway was softer than he had anticipated prior to the departure attempt.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AFTER AN ABORTED TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED BEYOND THE RUNWAY DEPARTURE THRESHOLD, SKIDDED ACROSS A PAVED ROAD, BROKE THROUGH A FENCE AND OVERTURNED IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, LIFT STRUTS, EMPENNAGE, LANDING GEAR, ENGINE AND PROPELLER. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE SOD RUNWAY WAS SOFTER THAN HE HAD ANTICIPATED PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE ATTEMPT.
NTSB investigation
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