What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)The airplane was being operated as a personal night cross-country flight. The pilot taxied from the ramp located near the helipad to runway 20 via the taxiway that crosses near the midpoint of the runway. Instead of turning right onto runway 20 and back taxiing to the end of the runway, he turned left and attempted to takeoff using approximatly 1,300 feet of the 4,050-foot runway. After realizing he was running out of runway, the pilot aborted the takeoff. The airplane came to rest approximately 150 feet beyond the runway in a ditch.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE PILOT TAXIED FROM THE RAMP LOCATED NEAR THE HELIPAD TO RUNWAY 20 VIA THE TAXIWAY THAT CROSSES NEAR THE MIDPOINT OF THE RUNWAY. INSTEAD OF TURNING RIGHT ONTO RUNWAY 20 AND BACK TAXIING TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE TURNED LEFT AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF USING APPROXIMATLY 1,300 FEET OF THE 4,050-FOOT RUNWAY. AFTER REALIZING HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY, THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEYOND THE RUNWAY IN A DITCH.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N4918G · 2
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