What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 23, 2023 at approximately 11:48 eastern time, the pilot rotated at 45-50 mph and never went above 40 mph while attempting to takeoff on runway 17 at Twelve Oaks private airfield (II87) in a Piper PA-28 privacy data omitted. In her attempt to climb, the aircraft settled back to the ground and the pilot rotated a second time. The airspeed of the aircraft would not increase due to the slow speed of approximately 40 mph. Fearing a stall, the pilot released back pressure on the yoke and pushed the aircraft nose down to attempt to land. The aircraft impacted the ground and struck a bush on the right wing, spinning the aircraft 180 degrees. The aircraft then slid down a hill and came to a stop approximately 50 yards off the end of the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The early rotation was below stall speed and created a loss of control situation.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 23, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:48 EASTERN TIME, THE PILOT ROTATED AT 45-50 MPH AND NEVER WENT ABOVE 40 MPH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 17 AT TWELVE OAKS PRIVATE AIRFIELD (II87) IN A PIPER PA-28 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. IN HER ATTEMPT TO CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND AND THE PILOT ROTATED A SECOND TIME. THE AIRSPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT INCREASE DUE TO THE SLOW SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. FEARING A STALL, THE PILOT RELEASED BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE AND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DOWN TO ATTEMPT TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND STRUCK A BUSH ON THE RIGHT WING, SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID DOWN A HILL AND CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE EARLY ROTATION WAS BELOW STALL SPEED AND CREATED A LOSS OF CONTROL SITUATION.
NTSB investigation
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