What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated, "I gave full power and started down the runway. The last two things I look at before rotating are oil pressure and airspeed. I glanced down and saw "65" and began to rotate off the runway. Immediately everything was mushy like a stall. I had to use full rudder and the plane was still going to the right of the runway. I finally added ailerons to bring it back to center but overcorrected and then was going to the left. Somewhere in there I glanced down again at the gauge and saw "65" again. My brain could not understand why it was mushy at 65MPH. After the overcorrection to the left, I made the decision that putting the plane down was going to be the best option since "something was wrong that my brain could not identify". At this point, I was only about 5 ft off the ground and headed about 30 degrees to the left of the runway. I touched down on the edge of the runway and then down through the ditch. At some point I remember thinking about "choosing when to pull power". And since there was no prop strike, I obviously turned the key off on the engine (although I don't remember thinking about that). It was not until the next morning when I sat back in the cockpit that I figured out what I did. The "65" that I saw was a digital number. The digital number is the oil pressure (not air speed). I never looked up at the airspeed gauge (normal dial type). So I don't know what my air speed was. And obviously it was slow and in a stall. My brain could not figure it out when I was trying to fly because I thought I was doing 65 mph. I likely was only doing 35.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED, "I GAVE FULL POWER AND STARTED DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE LAST TWO THINGS I LOOK AT BEFORE ROTATING ARE OIL PRESSURE AND AIRSPEED. I GLANCED DOWN AND SAW "65" AND BEGAN TO ROTATE OFF THE RUNWAY. IMMEDIATELY EVERYTHING WAS MUSHY LIKE A STALL. I HAD TO USE FULL RUDDER AND THE PLANE WAS STILL GOING TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. I FINALLY ADDED AILERONS TO BRING IT BACK TO CENTER BUT OVERCORRECTED AND THEN WAS GOING TO THE LEFT. SOMEWHERE IN THERE I GLANCED DOWN AGAIN AT THE GAUGE AND SAW "65" AGAIN. MY BRAIN COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS MUSHY AT 65MPH. AFTER THE OVERCORRECTION TO THE LEFT, I MADE THE DECISION THAT PUTTING THE PLANE DOWN WAS GOING TO BE THE BEST OPTION SINCE "SOMETHING WAS WRONG THAT MY BRAIN COULD NOT IDENTIFY". AT THIS POINT, I WAS ONLY ABOUT 5 FT OFF THE GROUND AND HEADED ABOUT 30 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. I TOUCHED DOWN ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN DOWN THROUGH THE DITCH. AT SOME POINT I REMEMBER THINKING ABOUT "CHOOSING WHEN TO PULL POWER". AND SINCE THERE WAS NO PROP STRIKE, I OBVIOUSLY TURNED THE KEY OFF ON THE ENGINE (ALTHOUGH I DON'T REMEMBER THINKING ABOUT THAT). IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I SAT BACK IN THE COCKPIT THAT I FIGURED OUT WHAT I DID. THE "65" THAT I SAW WAS A DIGITAL NUMBER. THE DIGITAL NUMBER IS THE OIL PRESSURE (NOT AIR SPEED). I NEVER LOOKED UP AT THE AIRSPEED GAUGE (NORMAL DIAL TYPE). SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY AIR SPEED WAS. AND OBVIOUSLY IT WAS SLOW AND IN A STALL. MY BRAIN COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT WHEN I WAS TRYING TO FLY BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS DOING 65 MPH. I LIKELY WAS ONLY DOING 35.