What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was departing under day VFR conditions from a hard surfaced runway. He stated he began his takeoff roll. Just after initial acceleration, the aircraft pitched up without sufficient airspeed for flight. The pilot applied forward pressure on the controls in an attempt to lower the nose following the immediate and premature pitch up and climb. The aircraft stalled and the right wing dropped, scraping the runway, followed by the left wing doing the same thing. The aircraft veered to the left, and the nose impacted the grass along the side of the runway. The aircraft never climbed above 10 feet or reached a safe climb speed.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING UNDER DAY VFR CONDITIONS FROM A HARD SURFACED RUNWAY. HE STATED HE BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL. JUST AFTER INITIAL ACCELERATION, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP WITHOUT SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED FOR FLIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE CONTROLS IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE NOSE FOLLOWING THE IMMEDIATE AND PREMATURE PITCH UP AND CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THE RIGHT WING DROPPED, SCRAPING THE RUNWAY, FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT WING DOING THE SAME THING. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THE NOSE IMPACTED THE GRASS ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER CLIMBED ABOVE 10 FEET OR REACHED A SAFE CLIMB SPEED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.