Incident Details
A student pilot was practicing a soft-field takeoff on runway 35. During the takeoff roll, he pulled back on the yoke to lift the nose wheel off the runway. According to the pilot, as the nose rose, he lost visual reference of the runway. Assuming the main landing gear had lifted off, he lowered the nose to increase speed in ground effect. He then realized the airplane had drifted off the right side of the runway. The airplane subsequently impacted a fence and trees before coming to rest upright in a grass field.
Pilot Report
The student pilot, who was the sole occupant, reported the wind was from the east at 5 knots. He stated he had accumulated 43.5 total flight hours. The pilot was not injured in the occurrence.
Aircraft Damage
An examination of the airplane revealed that the horizontal stabilizer was partially separated from the fuselage, and the fuselage was buckled.