What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a southeast departure from a remote unimproved airstrip near Arctic Village, the aircraft experienced a loss of directional control on the takeoff roll. As the tail lifted, the right main landing gear struck a hole in the tundra, causing the aircraft to veer abruptly to the right resulting in damage to the right main landing gear, airframe, and right wing.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A SOUTHEAST DEPARTURE FROM A REMOTE UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIP NEAR ARCTIC VILLAGE, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. AS THE TAIL LIFTED, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A HOLE IN THE TUNDRA, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AIRFRAME, AND RIGHT WING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.