What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Both the CFII and the student reported that this occcurred after 7 uneventful full stop landings and take-offs. Almost immediately after lifting off the runway, the aircraft turned left 60 degrees, then they exchanged controls from the front occupant (student) to rear occupant (CFII) and they reported that the aircraft then veered 90 degrees to the right while still attempting to climb. They departed the runway area to the east entering the unmowed area between the runway area and the drainage ditch in tall grass. The aircraft speed allowed them to depart the bank of the ditch on the opposite side where they contacted the 8 foot high chain-link fence. The landing gear fairings that enclose the bungee cords struck the top pipe of the chain-link fence. The aircraft came to rest with the direction of the aircraft heading approximatly 110 degrees. The main wheels of the landing gear did not leave any marks in the crop field. The aircraft dropped in from being ramped-airborne from the drainage ditch bank, approximately 30 yards from the impact with the chainlink fence. The identifiable damage includes both wig struts, engine truss tubes, center fuselage tubes just aft of the windshield, minor damage to wing tips and alieron.
As the FAA filed it
BOTH THE CFII AND THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT THIS OCCCURRED AFTER 7 UNEVENTFUL FULL STOP LANDINGS AND TAKE-OFFS. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTING OFF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT 60 DEGREES, THEN THEY EXCHANGED CONTROLS FROM THE FRONT OCCUPANT (STUDENT) TO REAR OCCUPANT (CFII) AND THEY REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT WHILE STILL ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB. THEY DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AREA TO THE EAST ENTERING THE UNMOWED AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AREA AND THE DRAINAGE DITCH IN TALL GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT SPEED ALLOWED THEM TO DEPART THE BANK OF THE DITCH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE WHERE THEY CONTACTED THE 8 FOOT HIGH CHAIN-LINK FENCE. THE LANDING GEAR FAIRINGS THAT ENCLOSE THE BUNGEE CORDS STRUCK THE TOP PIPE OF THE CHAIN-LINK FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT HEADING APPROXIMATLY 110 DEGREES. THE MAIN WHEELS OF THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT LEAVE ANY MARKS IN THE CROP FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED IN FROM BEING RAMPED-AIRBORNE FROM THE DRAINAGE DITCH BANK, APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE CHAINLINK FENCE. THE IDENTIFIABLE DAMAGE INCLUDES BOTH WIG STRUTS, ENGINE TRUSS TUBES, CENTER FUSELAGE TUBES JUST AFT OF THE WINDSHIELD, MINOR DAMAGE TO WING TIPS AND ALIERON.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.