What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Statment from the pilot:
The plane needed a lot of right rudder on taxiing from the old ts to runway 33 even though the wind was from the west. I taxi'd out with t/o flaps selected.
On the takeoff roll, I had almost full right rudder to keep us flying perfectly straight on takeoff, I peeked at the windsock and it was ~5 kt left cross wind. So I reminded myself to level the wings on liftoff which I did.
Right when the aircraft wanted to fly and got in ground effect, the aircraft drifted hard and yawed immediately to the right, and I added left aileron instinctively to correct for the drift, and that's probably when the wing tip scraped the grass.
After that, the plane wanted to dive and I wanted to protect the nose gear and prop by pulling back on the stick but the stall horn came on so I neutralized the controls and climbed out. Flew the right downwind 28R, the plane flew perfectly, did a normal base, final, and landed.
As the FAA filed it
STATMENT FROM THE PILOT:
THE PLANE NEEDED A LOT OF RIGHT RUDDER ON TAXIING FROM THE OLD TS TO RUNWAY 33 EVEN THOUGH THE WIND WAS FROM THE WEST. I TAXI'D OUT WITH T/O FLAPS SELECTED.
ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, I HAD ALMOST FULL RIGHT RUDDER TO KEEP US FLYING PERFECTLY STRAIGHT ON TAKEOFF, I PEEKED AT THE WINDSOCK AND IT WAS ~5 KT LEFT CROSS WIND. SO I REMINDED MYSELF TO LEVEL THE WINGS ON LIFTOFF WHICH I DID.
RIGHT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WANTED TO FLY AND GOT IN GROUND EFFECT, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED HARD AND YAWED IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT, AND I ADDED LEFT AILERON INSTINCTIVELY TO CORRECT FOR THE DRIFT, AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHEN THE WING TIP SCRAPED THE GRASS.
AFTER THAT, THE PLANE WANTED TO DIVE AND I WANTED TO PROTECT THE NOSE GEAR AND PROP BY PULLING BACK ON THE STICK BUT THE STALL HORN CAME ON SO I NEUTRALIZED THE CONTROLS AND CLIMBED OUT. FLEW THE RIGHT DOWNWIND 28R, THE PLANE FLEW PERFECTLY, DID A NORMAL BASE, FINAL, AND LANDED.
NTSB investigation
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