What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The airman rotated the aircraft at about 60 mph. The aircraft suddenly and abruptly turned to the left.
On the left side of the runway is a solid terrain wall about 8 feet high. The aircraft turned FAR enough to the left (180 degrees) that the right wing made contact with the terrain wall. The right wing sustained damage.
The propeller had green grass stains on it. The airman said the grass is tall in that area and the propeller went through the grass but did not contact the ground or the terrain wall.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN ROTATED THE AIRCRAFT AT ABOUT 60 MPH. THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT.
ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IS A SOLID TERRAIN WALL ABOUT 8 FEET HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED FAR ENOUGH TO THE LEFT (180 DEGREES) THAT THE RIGHT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN WALL. THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED DAMAGE.
THE PROPELLER HAD GREEN GRASS STAINS ON IT. THE AIRMAN SAID THE GRASS IS TALL IN THAT AREA AND THE PROPELLER WENT THROUGH THE GRASS BUT DID NOT CONTACT THE GROUND OR THE TERRAIN WALL.
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