What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After run up attained clearance for flight and advised tower it was a first flight of the amateur built aircraft. Applied power after which tail got off the ground as aircraft rolled down the runway, at this time pilot relaxed forward pressure on flight control stick and the aircraft lifted off the ground. Startled by the sudden takeoff, attempted to place the aircraft on the runway inputed a nose down attitude, nose dropped, at which time attempted to flare the aircraft the pilot inputed opposite flight control input and aircraft ballooned upward, pilot set engine control to ground idle, lost forward momentum and ended up on the runway. Sliding to the left and off the runway and into a bravo taxi way sign at which time the wheels of the aircraft folded over.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER RUN UP ATTAINED CLEARANCE FOR FLIGHT AND ADVISED TOWER IT WAS A FIRST FLIGHT OF THE AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT. APPLIED POWER AFTER WHICH TAIL GOT OFF THE GROUND AS AIRCRAFT ROLLED DOWN THE RUNWAY, AT THIS TIME PILOT RELAXED FORWARD PRESSURE ON FLIGHT CONTROL STICK AND THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE GROUND. STARTLED BY THE SUDDEN TAKEOFF, ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY INPUTED A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, NOSE DROPPED, AT WHICH TIME ATTEMPTED TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT INPUTED OPPOSITE FLIGHT CONTROL INPUT AND AIRCRAFT BALLOONED UPWARD, PILOT SET ENGINE CONTROL TO GROUND IDLE, LOST FORWARD MOMENTUM AND ENDED UP ON THE RUNWAY. SLIDING TO THE LEFT AND OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A BRAVO TAXI WAY SIGN AT WHICH TIME THE WHEELS OF THE AIRCRAFT FOLDED OVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.