What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC performed preflight and run up with all indications good. Pilot began heading se on runway for takeoff. Aircraft ran through standing water in a low spot of the grass runway. The left main landing gear started to stick, aircraft veered to the left and was heading for the fence. When the pilot pulled up, the nose wheel came off the ground but, the left wing clipped a tree and the plane cartwheeled through a barbed wire fence. The aircraft came to a rest in an open field off the airport property. There was no post crash fire. The aircraft substained substancial damage to the fuselage, the engine compartment, the tail section, the wings and flight controls. The pilot escaped but sustained serious injuries and was transported to the hospital.
As the FAA filed it
PIC PERFORMED PREFLIGHT AND RUN UP WITH ALL INDICATIONS GOOD. PILOT BEGAN HEADING SE ON RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RAN THROUGH STANDING WATER IN A LOW SPOT OF THE GRASS RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STARTED TO STICK, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND WAS HEADING FOR THE FENCE. WHEN THE PILOT PULLED UP, THE NOSE WHEEL CAME OFF THE GROUND BUT, THE LEFT WING CLIPPED A TREE AND THE PLANE CARTWHEELED THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST IN AN OPEN FIELD OFF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE TAIL SECTION, THE WINGS AND FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE PILOT ESCAPED BUT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
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