What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A gyroplane with one passenger attempted to takeoff on an approved grass runway. During takeoff the pilot rotated prior to reaching his rotation takeoff speed. The aircraft failed to climb as anticipated and began drifting to the right. The pilot attempted to correct the left drift and climb out. The aircraft failed to gain altitude. The pilot attemped to perform a late abort landing and lost control of the aircraft resulting in the aircraft leaving the runway and collided with a parked gyroplane, concrete pad and wood pile.
As the FAA filed it
A GYROPLANE WITH ONE PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON AN APPROVED GRASS RUNWAY. DURING TAKEOFF THE PILOT ROTATED PRIOR TO REACHING HIS ROTATION TAKEOFF SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AS ANTICIPATED AND BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE LEFT DRIFT AND CLIMB OUT. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT ATTEMPED TO PERFORM A LATE ABORT LANDING AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT LEAVING THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED GYROPLANE, CONCRETE PAD AND WOOD PILE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.