What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot in command (PIC) was departing on a personal flight when the aircraft departed the paved surface and sustained considerable damage. The PIC and his passenger were the only people on board and neither received any injuries. The weather was VFR with winds out of 350 at 11 knots, sky clear and temperature of 12° c. there were multiple reports of wind shear by aircraft arriving on runways 35 left and right. Runway 10 as an option to allow general aviation aircraft a shorter wait for departure. The PIC stated that preflight and runway were all normal. During the takeoff roll the PIC stated that the cross wind was stronger than he expected but that he continued the takeoff. The PIC stated that the aircraft rose off the runway maybe 5-10 feet and then veered sharply to the left and the left wing dipped and contacted the ground. This caused the aircraft to touch down again hard and bounce with a high angle of attack. The PIC immediately cut power and the aircraft turned sharply right and bounced again. The aircraft struck an uneven portion of ground and the landing gear collapsed. The aircraft spun around to a stop facing west. The PIC observed fuel coming from the aircraft and instructed his passenger to exit the aircraft while he secured it. Both occupants exited the aircraft with no injuries. The airport recovered the aircraft to a hangar and insurance declared it a complete loss. The wind component for the runway per the ATIS was 10 knot crosswind with a 4 knot tailwind. The reported wind by the tower at the time of the accident showed an 8 knot crosswind with a 4.5 knot tailwind.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS DEPARTING ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE AND SUSTAINED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. THE PIC AND HIS PASSENGER WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE ON BOARD AND NEITHER RECEIVED ANY INJURIES. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH WINDS OUT OF 350 AT 11 KNOTS, SKY CLEAR AND TEMPERATURE OF 12° C. THERE WERE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF WIND SHEAR BY AIRCRAFT ARRIVING ON RUNWAYS 35 LEFT AND RIGHT. RUNWAY 10 AS AN OPTION TO ALLOW GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT A SHORTER WAIT FOR DEPARTURE. THE PIC STATED THAT PREFLIGHT AND RUNWAY WERE ALL NORMAL. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PIC STATED THAT THE CROSS WIND WAS STRONGER THAN HE EXPECTED BUT THAT HE CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF. THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ROSE OFF THE RUNWAY MAYBE 5-10 FEET AND THEN VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING DIPPED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TOUCH DOWN AGAIN HARD AND BOUNCE WITH A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK. THE PIC IMMEDIATELY CUT POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED SHARPLY RIGHT AND BOUNCED AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN UNEVEN PORTION OF GROUND AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND TO A STOP FACING WEST. THE PIC OBSERVED FUEL COMING FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND INSTRUCTED HIS PASSENGER TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WHILE HE SECURED IT. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRPORT RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO A HANGAR AND INSURANCE DECLARED IT A COMPLETE LOSS. THE WIND COMPONENT FOR THE RUNWAY PER THE ATIS WAS 10 KNOT CROSSWIND WITH A 4 KNOT TAILWIND. THE REPORTED WIND BY THE TOWER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT SHOWED AN 8 KNOT CROSSWIND WITH A 4.5 KNOT TAILWIND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.