What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Hackett, a private pilot, was receiving multiengine instruction from Mr. Bukoski, who was the PIC. Mr. Hackett, while occupying the left seat, attempted a takeoff on rwy 32 at Elkins, WV (ekn) with 2 inches of snow and ice on the rwy. The aircraft was fully loaded with 2 pilots, 5 passenger, a considerable amount of baggage and the fuel tanks topped off. Mr. Hackett attempted to abort the takeoff and could not stop the aircraft on the rwy, where upon the aircraft left the rwy surface and went across a ditch and through a cyclone fence. The aircraft caught on fire after coming to rest in an open field.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. HACKETT, A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS RECEIVING MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTION FROM MR. BUKOSKI, WHO WAS THE PIC. MR. HACKETT, WHILE OCCUPYING THE LEFT SEAT, ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF ON RWY 32 AT ELKINS, WV (EKN) WITH 2 INCHES OF SNOW AND ICE ON THE RWY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FULLY LOADED WITH 2 PILOTS, 5 PASSENGER, A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF BAGGAGE AND THE FUEL TANKS TOPPED OFF. MR. HACKETT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RWY, WHERE UPON THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RWY SURFACE AND WENT ACROSS A DITCH AND THROUGH A CYCLONE FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER COMING TO REST IN AN OPEN FIELD.
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