What happened
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On April 18, 1999, about 1100 eastern daylight time, a Beech E33, N7204N, registered to a private individual, struck a runway sign during takeoff at the orland executive airport, Orlando, FL. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 personnel flight. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private-rated pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. The flight was originating at the time, and was en route to bossier city, Louisiana. Airport personnel noticed that an airport sign was down, and saw the tire tracks leading to the sign, plus there was a wing step found near the sign. The tire marks continued on the grass and tracked back to the runway. The FAA put out a notice to search for an airplane with a damaged step, and it was found at the marion county airport, dunnellon, FL. The FAA found the pilot and owner. The pilot said on the takeoff roll the nosewheel lifted off the runway, but the engine lost manifold pressure, and the airplane departed the side of the runway. After hitting the runway sign the flight continued to takeoff, and departed the area to the destination airport. (-23)PIC attempted take-off on runway 07 at Orlando, FL. Approx 1000' down the take-off roll the aircraft left the runway on the north side, striking a runway information sign. The PIC then continued the take-off, the aircraft suffered substantial damage to the wing, right horizontal stabilizer and right fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 18, 1999, ABOUT 1100 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH E33, N7204N, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN DURING TAKEOFF AT THE ORLAND EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, ORLANDO, FL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONNEL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA. AIRPORT PERSONNEL NOTICED THAT AN AIRPORT SIGN WAS DOWN, AND SAW THE TIRE TRACKS LEADING TO THE SIGN, PLUS THERE WAS A WING STEP FOUND NEAR THE SIGN. THE TIRE MARKS CONTINUED ON THE GRASS AND TRACKED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THE FAA PUT OUT A NOTICE TO SEARCH FOR AN AIRPLANE WITH A DAMAGED STEP, AND IT WAS FOUND AT THE MARION COUNTY AIRPORT, DUNNELLON, FL. THE FAA FOUND THE PILOT AND OWNER. THE PILOT SAID ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE NOSEWHEEL LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY, BUT THE ENGINE LOST MANIFOLD PRESSURE, AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER HITTING THE RUNWAY SIGN THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO TAKEOFF, AND DEPARTED THE AREA TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. (-23)PIC ATTEMPTED TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 07 AT ORLANDO, FL. APPROX 1000' DOWN THE TAKE-OFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY ON THE NORTH SIDE, STRIKING A RUNWAY INFORMATION SIGN. THE PIC THEN CONTINUED THE TAKE-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND RIGHT FUSELAGE.
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