What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On February 6, 1999, at 1541 central standard time, a Socata tb 9 tampico, N544PC, operated by a private pilot collided with a fox hole after overrunning the runway during an aborted takeoff. The pilot was operating on runway 30R (3,800' x 75') at the st. Louis Downtown-Parks airport, Cahokia, Illinois, at the time of the accident. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantialy damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 solo instructional local flight was operating in visual meteorological condition without a flight plan. The flight originated from the st. Louis Downtown-Parks airport, Cahokia, Illinois. (.4) the newly certificated private pilot was cleared for a touch and go. The controller then stated '...make this a full stop I'll call your departure roll.' The pilot stated he did not understand what the controller meant, but he did not question the clearance. He stated he intended on making a full stop and turning off onto the taxiway. When nearing the end of the runway the controller cleared the pilot for takeoff. The pilot applied power then realized he did not have sufficient runway remaining for a takeoff. He reduced power, but the airplane continued off the end of the runway where it contacted a hole in the terrain. The ATC handbook states the phraseoloby 'stop-and-go' should be used for spacing and sequencing traffic.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON FEBRUARY 6, 1999, AT 1541 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A SOCATA TB 9 TAMPICO, N544PC, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT COLLIDED WITH A FOX HOLE AFTER OVERRUNNING THE RUNWAY DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING ON RUNWAY 30R (3,800' X 75') AT THE ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN-PARKS AIRPORT, CAHOKIA, ILLINOIS, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL LOCAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN-PARKS AIRPORT, CAHOKIA, ILLINOIS. (.4) THE NEWLY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR A TOUCH AND GO. THE CONTROLLER THEN STATED '...MAKE THIS A FULL STOP I'LL CALL YOUR DEPARTURE ROLL.' THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CONTROLLER MEANT, BUT HE DID NOT QUESTION THE CLEARANCE. HE STATED HE INTENDED ON MAKING A FULL STOP AND TURNING OFF ONTO THE TAXIWAY. WHEN NEARING THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE CONTROLLER CLEARED THE PILOT FOR TAKEOFF. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER THEN REALIZED HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING FOR A TAKEOFF. HE REDUCED POWER, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CONTACTED A HOLE IN THE TERRAIN. THE ATC HANDBOOK STATES THE PHRASEOLOBY 'STOP-AND-GO' SHOULD BE USED FOR SPACING AND SEQUENCING TRAFFIC.
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