What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Runway 03, immediately after take-off rotation, the aircraft pitched nose up and the right wing dropped, rolling the aircraft to the right into a nose down attitude. At intersection 03 and taxiway a, the aircraft struck the concrete and slid off into the adjacent grassy area east of runway. Three souls? On-board, pilot and front passenger ejected from the aircraft and sustained minor injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
RUNWAY 03, IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE-OFF ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE UP AND THE RIGHT WING DROPPED, ROLLING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT INTO A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. AT INTERSECTION 03 AND TAXIWAY A, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE CONCRETE AND SLID OFF INTO THE ADJACENT GRASSY AREA EAST OF RUNWAY. THREE SOULS? ON-BOARD, PILOT AND FRONT PASSENGER EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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