What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 9, 2020 at approximately 14:37 pm the PIC departed Burlington Municipal Airport (kbuu)using runway 19 a grass runway. The pilot said he did a normal run up and everything seemed fine. However he determined that he needed to use full flaps and soft field procedures for the takeoff because of the high temperature that day. He intended to accelerate in ground effect to attain flying speed. During the takeoff roll he noted that the aircraft seemed "mushy" and was slow to accelerate. He said he "yanked" it off the ground to attempt to accelerate in ground effect. The aircraft refused to climb normally but he was able to get it high enough to miss the first line of trees ahead. He said the airplane stopped climbing but he needed to avoid another area of trees ahead. In making a turn to avoid the trees the airplane stopped flying. It stalled and fell nose first into the ground landing in a residential area on the front lawn of a house at privacy data omitted. The aircraft came to rest inverted missing the house. The pilot and the passenger had serious injuries and were transported by flight for life emergency helicopter to the froedtert hospital in milwaukee, Wisconsin.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 9, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:37 PM THE PIC DEPARTED BURLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KBUU)USING RUNWAY 19 A GRASS RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID HE DID A NORMAL RUN UP AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. HOWEVER HE DETERMINED THAT HE NEEDED TO USE FULL FLAPS AND SOFT FIELD PROCEDURES FOR THE TAKEOFF BECAUSE OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE THAT DAY. HE INTENDED TO ACCELERATE IN GROUND EFFECT TO ATTAIN FLYING SPEED. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED "MUSHY" AND WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE. HE SAID HE "YANKED" IT OFF THE GROUND TO ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE IN GROUND EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT REFUSED TO CLIMB NORMALLY BUT HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT HIGH ENOUGH TO MISS THE FIRST LINE OF TREES AHEAD. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE STOPPED CLIMBING BUT HE NEEDED TO AVOID ANOTHER AREA OF TREES AHEAD. IN MAKING A TURN TO AVOID THE TREES THE AIRPLANE STOPPED FLYING. IT STALLED AND FELL NOSE FIRST INTO THE GROUND LANDING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA ON THE FRONT LAWN OF A HOUSE AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED MISSING THE HOUSE. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER HAD SERIOUS INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED BY FLIGHT FOR LIFE EMERGENCY HELICOPTER TO THE FROEDTERT HOSPITAL IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.
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