What happened
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The pilot elected to conduct a takeoff to the south from the grass surface 150 feet west of runway 18 at the Bolivar Municipal Airport at approximately 1010 am central time. NWS observations at sgf airport at the time of the accident reported a temperature of 83 degrees and winds wsw at 8 knots. The pilot stated that the takeoff roll was normal and he chose to perform a short and soft field takeoff at the same time. He stated that he lifted off at 40 mph, became airborne and a gust of wind from the west hit the aircraft weathervaining it to the west. The aircraft then entered an aerodynamic stall with the left wing impacting the groud first, forcing the aircraft to roll to the right and the right wing impacted the ground. After the right wing impacted the ground, the aircraft came to a stop on a south heading with the nose of the aircraft resting on the ground. The aircraft was moved to the privacy data omitted hangar after the accident. On arrival, the aircraft showed damage to both wings, wingtips, nose gear, horizontal stabilizer and fuselage frame. The pilot stated that he was uninjured but did have bruises on his torso from the seat belt. Inspection of the accident site showed that the aircraft started its takeoff roll approximately 150 west of rwy 18 in the grass which was cut and at a low height. The aircraft then impacted the ground approximately 1050 feet from the takeoff point and came to rest 1120 feet from the takeoff point. No damage to property was noted. The aircaft drifted approximately 150 feet to the east of the takeoff point before impact with the left wing missing the asphalt runway by 2 feet.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONDUCT A TAKEOFF TO THE SOUTH FROM THE GRASS SURFACE 150 FEET WEST OF RUNWAY 18 AT THE BOLIVAR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1010 AM CENTRAL TIME. NWS OBSERVATIONS AT SGF AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED A TEMPERATURE OF 83 DEGREES AND WINDS WSW AT 8 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS NORMAL AND HE CHOSE TO PERFORM A SHORT AND SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF AT THE SAME TIME. HE STATED THAT HE LIFTED OFF AT 40 MPH, BECAME AIRBORNE AND A GUST OF WIND FROM THE WEST HIT THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVAINING IT TO THE WEST. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED AN AERODYNAMIC STALL WITH THE LEFT WING IMPACTING THE GROUD FIRST, FORCING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. AFTER THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON A SOUTH HEADING WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT RESTING ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HANGAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. ON ARRIVAL, THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, WINGTIPS, NOSE GEAR, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND FUSELAGE FRAME. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UNINJURED BUT DID HAVE BRUISES ON HIS TORSO FROM THE SEAT BELT. INSPECTION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED ITS TAKEOFF ROLL APPROXIMATELY 150 WEST OF RWY 18 IN THE GRASS WHICH WAS CUT AND AT A LOW HEIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1050 FEET FROM THE TAKEOFF POINT AND CAME TO REST 1120 FEET FROM THE TAKEOFF POINT. NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY WAS NOTED. THE AIRCAFT DRIFTED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET TO THE EAST OF THE TAKEOFF POINT BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE LEFT WING MISSING THE ASPHALT RUNWAY BY 2 FEET.
NTSB investigation
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