What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot attempted takeoff with a right quartering tailwind. The pilot aborted the downwind takeoff after becoming airborne at approximately mid field, touched down left of center, veered left off runway and impacted ditch during roll out. Aircraft was substantially damaged at impact.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH A RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE PILOT ABORTED THE DOWNWIND TAKEOFF AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE AT APPROXIMATELY MID FIELD, TOUCHED DOWN LEFT OF CENTER, VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY AND IMPACTED DITCH DURING ROLL OUT. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AT IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.