What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Three people were onboard the aircraft. The certified flight instructor (CFI) was in the front right seat, a non-flying passenger was in the left seat and a student pilot was in the back seat of the aircraft. The CFI briefed the passengers that he would be flying the aircraft. During takeoff roll, the aircraft experienced a slight bump which caused the passenger in the left seat to panic. During the panic, the passenger grabbed the yoke, pulled back and would not relequish control. The CFI was shouting for control of the aircraft, and fighting the control inputs of the passenger. The aircraft departed the runway surface to the left, became briefly airborne before stalling into the perimeter fencing to the west of the runway. All occupants were able to exit the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THREE PEOPLE WERE ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WAS IN THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT, A NON-FLYING PASSENGER WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT AND A STUDENT PILOT WAS IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CFI BRIEFED THE PASSENGERS THAT HE WOULD BE FLYING THE AIRCRAFT. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT BUMP WHICH CAUSED THE PASSENGER IN THE LEFT SEAT TO PANIC. DURING THE PANIC, THE PASSENGER GRABBED THE YOKE, PULLED BACK AND WOULD NOT RELEQUISH CONTROL. THE CFI WAS SHOUTING FOR CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND FIGHTING THE CONTROL INPUTS OF THE PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE TO THE LEFT, BECAME BRIEFLY AIRBORNE BEFORE STALLING INTO THE PERIMETER FENCING TO THE WEST OF THE RUNWAY. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT.
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