19990101004489A

(.19)On January 1, 1998, at 1508 hours pacific standard time, an avions max holste mh 1521 broussard, N4022, sustained substantial damage when it departed the runway on landing at the Minden, Nevada, airport. The commercial pilot/owner and his passenger were not injured. The aircraft departed carson city, Nevada, at 1430 for a local flight with touch-and-go landing practice planned at Minden. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. (.4)routine air work was performed and then touch-and-go landing practice was planned. The approach and landing on runway 34 was normal. Trim was reset for takeoff, the checklist was completed, and power was added. During the takeoff roll the pilot noticed that unusual stick forces were required to raise the tail wheel. The trim setting was rechecked and confirmed. The pilot added some additional nose down trim, but no relief of stick pressure was noticed. He decided to abort the takeoff and applied forward stick to prevent the airplane from leaping off the runway in a stalled condition. He was drifting to the right and approaching the intersection of runway 3 0 at this time. He saw a row of sailplanes parked on runway 30 in his path and elected to turn off the runway into sagebrush and grass. The right main landing gear fell into a ditch and collapsed, buckled and distorting the fuselage. FAA inspectors examined the airplane and did not report finding any trim or control system irregularity; however, the fuselage distortion precluded a complete examination. (-23) narrative LAX99LA070 the pilot had departed carson city, NV and flown to Minden (Douglas County Airport) NV to practice a series of touch and go landings. During the first attempt, a normal landing to runway 34 was completed and the aircraft slowed to approximately 10 knots while the checklist was completed to begin the takeoff. As power was applied the pilot sensed a slight pressure not previously noticed during the initial takeoff from carson city. During this period, the aircraft was drifting to the right at about the 3000 ft mark from the threshold. The pilot rechecked the trim and flaps and stated they were in the takeoff position. The pilot also observed some gliders parked ahead and to the right on a staging area of an aba ndoned runway. The pilot stated he felt the potential of impacting the gliders so he purposely departed the runway, encountered soft terrain which contributed to the aircraft turning right and moving into an unknown ditch where the right main gear bent back and the landing gear box broke apart. The fuselage was wrinkled on both sides near the gear attachment point. One prop blade was broken off on the outer 1/3 and the other was curled aft. The engine nose casing was cracked and the radiator collapsed and pushed aft. The right wing aileron was bent and the outboard end separated from its attachment point. The right wing tip was buckled. Both wind screens were cracked. No injuries occurred to the two occupants.