What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Unable get takeoff speed. Aborted overran runway. Hit obsticle. Burned over gross weight. (.4)the pilot initiated a short field takeoff procedure by holding the brakes until full power had been obtained by the engine. Approximately 1,200' down the runway the pilot reached the normal rotation speed, 68-70 knots, and noticed the plane would not become airborne. The pilot decided that the aircraft would not clear a tree line, height between 40' and 50', that was off the end of the runway and aborted the takeoff. During the aborted takeoff, the aircraft overshot the end of the runway, impacted a large mound of dirt past the end of the runway, and tore the left and right main gears from the wings. Both of the fuel tanks were compromised and a post impact fire started. When the aircraft came to a rest, the occupants evacuated from the aircraft with minor injuries. Post accident investigation showed that the aircraft was operating over maximum allowable gross weight. The aircraft's two wing fuel tanks were completely filled before takeoff and the flight had four occupants aboard. In a telephone conversation with the pilot, th e piloted stated that he did not complete a weight and balance calculation or compute takeoff performance as a part of his preflight activities. (-23)on June 7, 1998, privacy data omitted, operated Beechcraft BE-23, N2302Q, as pilot in command at Excelsior Springs airport, Excelsior sprins, Missouri. The aircraft had full fuel tanks and three passengers on board. privacy data omitted Was unable to achieve flying speed due to the weight of the aircraft and limited length of the runway. privacy data omitted Aborted the takeoff on runwat 19, departted the runway and hit an obstacle on the golf course, adjacent to the airport, which resulted in the aicraft being destroyed by fire. All occupants were able to evacuate the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE GET TAKEOFF SPEED. ABORTED OVERRAN RUNWAY. HIT OBSTICLE. BURNED OVER GROSS WEIGHT. (.4)THE PILOT INITIATED A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF PROCEDURE BY HOLDING THE BRAKES UNTIL FULL POWER HAD BEEN OBTAINED BY THE ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY 1,200' DOWN THE RUNWAY THE PILOT REACHED THE NORMAL ROTATION SPEED, 68-70 KNOTS, AND NOTICED THE PLANE WOULD NOT BECOME AIRBORNE. THE PILOT DECIDED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLEAR A TREE LINE, HEIGHT BETWEEN 40' AND 50', THAT WAS OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. DURING THE ABORTED TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED A LARGE MOUND OF DIRT PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND TORE THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEARS FROM THE WINGS. BOTH OF THE FUEL TANKS WERE COMPROMISED AND A POST IMPACT FIRE STARTED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST, THE OCCUPANTS EVACUATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING OVER MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT'S TWO WING FUEL TANKS WERE COMPLETELY FILLED BEFORE TAKEOFF AND THE FLIGHT HAD FOUR OCCUPANTS ABOARD. IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT, TH E PILOTED STATED THAT HE DID NOT COMPLETE A WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATION OR COMPUTE TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE AS A PART OF HIS PREFLIGHT ACTIVITIES. (-23)ON JUNE 7, 1998, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED, OPERATED BEECHCRAFT BE-23, N2302Q, AS PILOT IN COMMAND AT EXCELSIOR SPRINGS AIRPORT, EXCELSIOR SPRINS, MISSOURI. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FULL FUEL TANKS AND THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. ^PRIVACY D^ WAS UNABLE TO ACHIEVE FLYING SPEED DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LIMITED LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY D^ ABORTED THE TAKEOFF ON RUNWAT 19, DEPARTTED THE RUNWAY AND HIT AN OBSTACLE ON THE GOLF COURSE, ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AICRAFT BEING DESTROYED BY FIRE. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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