What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed runway 25 at central Jersey airport. After tail started flying, aircraft began turning left. Pilot attempted correction with right rudder. Plane began flying and continued left turn. Plane descended, impacted fence and flipped over, coming to rest at a 121 degree heading. Pilot extracted himself from inverted aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 25 AT CENTRAL JERSEY AIRPORT. AFTER TAIL STARTED FLYING, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TURNING LEFT. PILOT ATTEMPTED CORRECTION WITH RIGHT RUDDER. PLANE BEGAN FLYING AND CONTINUED LEFT TURN. PLANE DESCENDED, IMPACTED FENCE AND FLIPPED OVER, COMING TO REST AT A 121 DEGREE HEADING. PILOT EXTRACTED HIMSELF FROM INVERTED AIRCRAFT.
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