What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 4th at approximately 08:00 aircraft privacy data omitted a Cessna 180J was cleared for takeoff on runway 16 at Drake Field in Fayetteville, Arkansas (kfyv). The aircraft started the takeoff roll and at about 30 KTS the pilot stated he experienced a leg cramp in his right leg causing him to exert hard pressure on the right rudder pedal. The aircraft exited the right side of runway 16 hitting a concrete edge for a runway/taxiway identifier light, causing the left main gear leg to separate from the aircraft and the left wing to strike the ground. The aircraft settled in the grass between the taxiway and runway with a bent left wing.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 4TH AT APPROXIMATELY 08:00 AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CESSNA 180J WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 16 AT DRAKE FIELD IN FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS (KFYV). THE AIRCRAFT STARTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND AT ABOUT 30 KTS THE PILOT STATED HE EXPERIENCED A LEG CRAMP IN HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING HIM TO EXERT HARD PRESSURE ON THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 16 HITTING A CONCRETE EDGE FOR A RUNWAY/TAXIWAY IDENTIFIER LIGHT, CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LEFT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN THE GRASS BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY WITH A BENT LEFT WING.
NTSB investigation
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