What happened
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Crashed on a beach takeoff. Rolled left on liftoff. Settled into mud and nosed over. Premature lift an p factor. (.4)the certificated private pilot was attempting a northerly departure from a tidal beach. The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll the airplane hit a bump, and became airborne prematurely. The pilot attempted to abort the takeoff, and the airplane slid sideways to the right. The right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that wind conditions at the time of the accident were from the east at 8 knots. (-23)facts known at present: a tail wheel converted CE-172 with one passenger crashed on a beach takeoff from sitkoh crrek , AK. During takeoff with a rolling slow left hand turn to follow terrain, aircraft became airborne after rolling over a small crest ont eh terrain. Aircraft setted back into soft terrain and rolled into a mud slough. Aircraft nosed over to the propeller and right wing. Weather and wind was not a factor.
As the FAA filed it
CRASHED ON A BEACH TAKEOFF. ROLLED LEFT ON LIFTOFF. SETTLED INTO MUD AND NOSED OVER. PREMATURE LIFT AN P FACTOR. (.4)THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A NORTHERLY DEPARTURE FROM A TIDAL BEACH. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRPLANE HIT A BUMP, AND BECAME AIRBORNE PREMATURELY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, AND THE AIRPLANE SLID SIDEWAYS TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM THE EAST AT 8 KNOTS. (-23)FACTS KNOWN AT PRESENT: A TAIL WHEEL CONVERTED CE-172 WITH ONE PASSENGER CRASHED ON A BEACH TAKEOFF FROM SITKOH CRREK , AK. DURING TAKEOFF WITH A ROLLING SLOW LEFT HAND TURN TO FOLLOW TERRAIN, AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER ROLLING OVER A SMALL CREST ONT EH TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT SETTED BACK INTO SOFT TERRAIN AND ROLLED INTO A MUD SLOUGH. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER TO THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING. WEATHER AND WIND WAS NOT A FACTOR.
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