What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was departing runway 36 on Saturday August 1, 2020 at around 7:45AM. On board the aircraft was the pilot and four daughters. The family was enroute to ocean city MD. The pilot taxied the aircraft on runway 36 full length for departure. Pilot was on take off roll when he passed the wind sock and pitched the aircraft into a steep climb. The pilot was running out of usable runway. The aircraft rotated causing the tail to scrape the runway, the pilot lowered the nose abruptly causing damage to the nose wheel and exited the runway to the left of centerline. The aircraft came to rest on the left side of the runway with substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 36 ON SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 2020 AT AROUND 7:45AM. ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE PILOT AND FOUR DAUGHTERS. THE FAMILY WAS ENROUTE TO OCEAN CITY MD. THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 36 FULL LENGTH FOR DEPARTURE. PILOT WAS ON TAKE OFF ROLL WHEN HE PASSED THE WIND SOCK AND PITCHED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A STEEP CLIMB. THE PILOT WAS RUNNING OUT OF USABLE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED CAUSING THE TAIL TO SCRAPE THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE ABRUPTLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL AND EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.