What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft took off runway 14R. At 100 knots it ran over a barrier arresting cable. Shortly after at 125 knots, the aircraft abruptly swerved left without command. Aircraft managed to get airborne just as it departed left side of runway. After troubleshooting and burning excess fuel aircraft returned to kpam to attempt a landing. During landing, as the nose wheel touched the ground, the aircraft again swerved hard left and departed the runway. The rear seater activated the eject sequence as the nose wheel assembly broke. The rear seat ejected but the front seat did not eject. The aircraft came to a stop in the grass a few hundred yards later.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF RUNWAY 14R. AT 100 KNOTS IT RAN OVER A BARRIER ARRESTING CABLE. SHORTLY AFTER AT 125 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY SWERVED LEFT WITHOUT COMMAND. AIRCRAFT MANAGED TO GET AIRBORNE JUST AS IT DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING AND BURNING EXCESS FUEL AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KPAM TO ATTEMPT A LANDING. DURING LANDING, AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN SWERVED HARD LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE REAR SEATER ACTIVATED THE EJECT SEQUENCE AS THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE. THE REAR SEAT EJECTED BUT THE FRONT SEAT DID NOT EJECT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS A FEW HUNDRED YARDS LATER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.