What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident flight was the airman's first flight in the aircraft, and did not log any flight training in the make and model of aircraft. Witnesses stated that on the first takeoff run, the airman performed either a takeoff attempt or a high-speed taxi. The airman lost control of the airplane and ground looped on the grass to the left side of the runway. The airman then taxied back to perform the accident takeoff. During the accident takeoff, the airplane traveled on the ground about halfway down the runway, longer than required for the make and model aircraft. The airplane drifted left and stuck and severed a runway light with its left wing strut. The airman elected to continued the takeoff, climbed, and performed two orbits around the airport, before descending vertically to the accident site.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE AIRMAN'S FIRST FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT, AND DID NOT LOG ANY FLIGHT TRAINING IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT. WITNESSES STATED THAT ON THE FIRST TAKEOFF RUN, THE AIRMAN PERFORMED EITHER A TAKEOFF ATTEMPT OR A HIGH-SPEED TAXI. THE AIRMAN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND GROUND LOOPED ON THE GRASS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRMAN THEN TAXIED BACK TO PERFORM THE ACCIDENT TAKEOFF. DURING THE ACCIDENT TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED ON THE GROUND ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, LONGER THAN REQUIRED FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT AND STUCK AND SEVERED A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH ITS LEFT WING STRUT. THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF, CLIMBED, AND PERFORMED TWO ORBITS AROUND THE AIRPORT, BEFORE DESCENDING VERTICALLY TO THE ACCIDENT SITE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.