What happened
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(.4)The pilot stated he was flying the experimental airplane on a friend's private airstrip near Pleasant View, Tennessee. During takeoff roll the airplane accelerated to approximately 35 knots and the main landing gear collided with a hole in the sod runway and the airplane nosed over. According to the pilot he did not see the hole in the sod runway. Examination of the airplane showed structural damage to the airframe. The pilot did not report any mechanical problem with the airplane. The pilot also did not report conducting a visual inspection of the runway surface before attempting the takeoff. (.19)on January 30, 1999, about 1200 CST, a gettis h. hudson, corban baby ace, N24562, collided with a hole in the runway surface on a private airstrip, during takeoff near Pleasant View, tennesse. The fligth was operated by the pilot under provision of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The private pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight was on depature from Pleasant View, Tennessee, when the ac cident occurred. The pilot stated he was flying the experimental airplane on a friend's private airstrip near Pleasant View, tennesse. During takeoff roll the airplane collided with a hole in the sod runway and nosed over. Examination of the airplane showed structural damage to the airframe. (-23)pilot stated he was flying a corban baby ace on January 30, 1999 about 1200 noon CST. He collided with a hole in the runaway on a private grass strip during takeoff. The airplane nosed over resulting in structural damage to the airframe.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE ON A FRIEND'S PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR PLEASANT VIEW, TENNESSEE. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 35 KNOTS AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH A HOLE IN THE SOD RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE DID NOT SEE THE HOLE IN THE SOD RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE SHOWED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT ALSO DID NOT REPORT CONDUCTING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE TAKEOFF. (.19)ON JANUARY 30, 1999, ABOUT 1200 CST, A GETTIS H. HUDSON, CORBAN BABY ACE, N24562, COLLIDED WITH A HOLE IN THE RUNWAY SURFACE ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, DURING TAKEOFF NEAR PLEASANT VIEW, TENNESSE. THE FLIGTH WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER PROVISION OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT WAS ON DEPATURE FROM PLEASANT VIEW, TENNESSEE, WHEN THE AC CIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE ON A FRIEND'S PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR PLEASANT VIEW, TENNESSE. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A HOLE IN THE SOD RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE SHOWED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. (-23)PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING A CORBAN BABY ACE ON JANUARY 30, 1999 ABOUT 1200 NOON CST. HE COLLIDED WITH A HOLE IN THE RUNAWAY ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP DURING TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.
NTSB investigation
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