What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a flight from mgj to avp the aircrafts engine started sputtering and the pilot made a precautionary landing in a large field without incident. The pilot determined that there were no mechanical issues with the aicraft but miscalculated the fuel burn and was almost out of fuel. He was able to get additional fuel to depart the field after getting permission from the land owner. During his takeoff roll he misjudged the takeoff distance and upon rotation the wheels struck thick weeds which brought the aircraft back to the ground and caused it to flip over.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A FLIGHT FROM MGJ TO AVP THE AIRCRAFTS ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING AND THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A LARGE FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AICRAFT BUT MISCALCULATED THE FUEL BURN AND WAS ALMOST OUT OF FUEL. HE WAS ABLE TO GET ADDITIONAL FUEL TO DEPART THE FIELD AFTER GETTING PERMISSION FROM THE LAND OWNER. DURING HIS TAKEOFF ROLL HE MISJUDGED THE TAKEOFF DISTANCE AND UPON ROTATION THE WHEELS STRUCK THICK WEEDS WHICH BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE GROUND AND CAUSED IT TO FLIP OVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.