From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot started the takeoff roll using a soft field departure procedure.
When the nose came up, the aircraft veered slightly to the left despite right rudder being applied. A bull dozer was too close next to the runway and the left wingtip struck the dozer causing the aircraft to ground loop to the left causing substantial damage to the left wing and right wingtip.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STARTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL USING A SOFT FIELD DEPARTURE PROCEDURE.
WHEN THE NOSE CAME UP, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT DESPITE RIGHT RUDDER BEING APPLIED. A BULL DOZER WAS TOO CLOSE NEXT TO THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE DOZER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND RIGHT WINGTIP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.