What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft departed on a hot muggy Florida morning.
The grass strip was wet and the grass was long.
The airport mowed a strip down the centerline to help the aircraft in taking off.
The aircraft did not accelerate as quickly as it should have based on a witness (another pilot) reported.
The aircraft barely lifted off the ground at the very end of the runway.
As it attempted to climb it hit the corn like vegetation directly ahead of the aircraft.
The pilot seeing the aircraft was not climbing decided to return to the airport.
He hit a large tree and ended up in a drainage culvert.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON A HOT MUGGY FLORIDA MORNING.
THE GRASS STRIP WAS WET AND THE GRASS WAS LONG.
THE AIRPORT MOWED A STRIP DOWN THE CENTERLINE TO HELP THE AIRCRAFT IN TAKING OFF.
THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCELERATE AS QUICKLY AS IT SHOULD HAVE BASED ON A WITNESS (ANOTHER PILOT) REPORTED.
THE AIRCRAFT BARELY LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AT THE VERY END OF THE RUNWAY.
AS IT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB IT HIT THE CORN LIKE VEGETATION DIRECTLY AHEAD OF THE AIRCRAFT.
THE PILOT SEEING THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.
HE HIT A LARGE TREE AND ENDED UP IN A DRAINAGE CULVERT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.