What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft on takeoff roll from a backcountry forest service turf airstrip when left main gear leg suffered a complete and clean fracture about mid-leg. Aircraft then veered off the left side of the runway incurring minor damage to the left wingtip and substantial damage to the left horizontal stabalizer and left elevetor.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL FROM A BACKCOUNTRY FOREST SERVICE TURF AIRSTRIP WHEN LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG SUFFERED A COMPLETE AND CLEAN FRACTURE ABOUT MID-LEG. AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INCURRING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABALIZER AND LEFT ELEVETOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.