What happened
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The airman performed a preflight and called AWOS. The report was winds 310 @ 5, winds calm. The pilot thought the wind socks looked to be more breezy than the report. The airman elected for a northern takeoff due to the nearest sock reflected wind from the north. When he taxied to the run up area the now closest windsock was reflecting a crosswind from the west. He checked AWOS again and it had the same report as before. During takeoff roll everything indicated good. He was drifting left and applied right rudder and dipped the left aileron. The airman reports feeling a push, maybe a wind shift and it pushed the aircraft left. The aircraft departed the runway, struck a berm and came to rest inverted.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT AND CALLED AWOS. THE REPORT WAS WINDS 310 @ 5, WINDS CALM. THE PILOT THOUGHT THE WIND SOCKS LOOKED TO BE MORE BREEZY THAN THE REPORT. THE AIRMAN ELECTED FOR A NORTHERN TAKEOFF DUE TO THE NEAREST SOCK REFLECTED WIND FROM THE NORTH. WHEN HE TAXIED TO THE RUN UP AREA THE NOW CLOSEST WINDSOCK WAS REFLECTING A CROSSWIND FROM THE WEST. HE CHECKED AWOS AGAIN AND IT HAD THE SAME REPORT AS BEFORE. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL EVERYTHING INDICATED GOOD. HE WAS DRIFTING LEFT AND APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND DIPPED THE LEFT AILERON. THE AIRMAN REPORTS FEELING A PUSH, MAYBE A WIND SHIFT AND IT PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A BERM AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.
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