What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot attempted to take off from runway 16. After accelorating down the runway approxanatly 1000 feet the aircraft could not lift off due inpart to density of altitude and a quartering tailwind. Aircraft had drifted to the edge of the grass airstrip striking a water pump house lockated on the edge of the airstrip.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 16. AFTER ACCELORATING DOWN THE RUNWAY APPROXANATLY 1000 FEET THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT LIFT OFF DUE INPART TO DENSITY OF ALTITUDE AND A QUARTERING TAILWIND. AIRCRAFT HAD DRIFTED TO THE EDGE OF THE GRASS AIRSTRIP STRIKING A WATER PUMP HOUSE LOCKATED ON THE EDGE OF THE AIRSTRIP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.