What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the day prior to the accident the pilot flew from OG31 to 3S4 and then practiced landings, slips, and ground control with no noted issues.
On the accident flight, after pre-flighting the aircraft, the pilot taxied to runway 18, turned around and taxied to runway 36 where he completed a runup check. On take off from runway 36, the rollout was straight and the aircraft lifted off normally. At approximately 50 feet, the aircraft began to turn left. The pilot applied right flaperon and right rudder to counter the turn but inputs had no effect. As the aircraft continued its left turn and nose down attitude, the right wing hit a tree which spun the aircraft sideways to the right. The pilot landed on the gear sideways which tore the gear out from under the plane and it came to rest with the fuselage upright.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT FLEW FROM OG31 TO 3S4 AND THEN PRACTICED LANDINGS, SLIPS, AND GROUND CONTROL WITH NO NOTED ISSUES.
ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, AFTER PRE-FLIGHTING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 18, TURNED AROUND AND TAXIED TO RUNWAY 36 WHERE HE COMPLETED A RUNUP CHECK. ON TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 36, THE ROLLOUT WAS STRAIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF NORMALLY. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TURN LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT FLAPERON AND RIGHT RUDDER TO COUNTER THE TURN BUT INPUTS HAD NO EFFECT. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS LEFT TURN AND NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, THE RIGHT WING HIT A TREE WHICH SPUN THE AIRCRAFT SIDEWAYS TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT LANDED ON THE GEAR SIDEWAYS WHICH TORE THE GEAR OUT FROM UNDER THE PLANE AND IT CAME TO REST WITH THE FUSELAGE UPRIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.