What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot taxied to the hold short line performed his flight control checks then proceeded to back taxi on 23 for departure turned in to the wind for run up. After engine run up subject aircraft started the takeoff roll the tail of the aircraft lifted off the runway momentarily settling back down on the runway during the takeoff roll until the main landing gear lifted off the runway. The engine was running smoothly as heard through the video the aircraft climbed at an estimated angle of 30 degree. Angle to approximately 75-100 feet entered a left banking turn at an estimated angle of 40 degree angle, stalling in the turn and coming to rest 401FEET off the center line of the runway in a nose down attitude.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE PERFORMED HIS FLIGHT CONTROL CHECKS THEN PROCEEDED TO BACK TAXI ON 23 FOR DEPARTURE TURNED IN TO THE WIND FOR RUN UP. AFTER ENGINE RUN UP SUBJECT AIRCRAFT STARTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY MOMENTARILY SETTLING BACK DOWN ON THE RUNWAY DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL UNTIL THE MAIN LANDING GEAR LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY AS HEARD THROUGH THE VIDEO THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED AT AN ESTIMATED ANGLE OF 30 DEGREE. ANGLE TO APPROXIMATELY 75-100 FEET ENTERED A LEFT BANKING TURN AT AN ESTIMATED ANGLE OF 40 DEGREE ANGLE, STALLING IN THE TURN AND COMING TO REST 401FEET OFF THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.
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