What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The flight originated on an unmarked airstrip that was unimproved. After preflight, the pilot began his takeoff roll and after half the runway was passed the pilot made the determination that the airspeed was insufficient for the remaining distance left. The pilot stated that it may have been becuase it was raining all day and that ground was soft.
After cutting power, and in the last 1/4 of the runway, there were 8 inch diameter low cut tree stumps that pretruded froim the ground which caught a wheel and cause the aircraft to go over on its nose. This is where the aircraft came to rest.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON AN UNMARKED AIRSTRIP THAT WAS UNIMPROVED. AFTER PREFLIGHT, THE PILOT BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL AND AFTER HALF THE RUNWAY WAS PASSED THE PILOT MADE THE DETERMINATION THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE REMAINING DISTANCE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN BECUASE IT WAS RAINING ALL DAY AND THAT GROUND WAS SOFT.
AFTER CUTTING POWER, AND IN THE LAST 1/4 OF THE RUNWAY, THERE WERE 8 INCH DIAMETER LOW CUT TREE STUMPS THAT PRETRUDED FROIM THE GROUND WHICH CAUGHT A WHEEL AND CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO GO OVER ON ITS NOSE. THIS IS WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N134C · 2
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