What happened
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(Tty) acft encountered a gust of wind on take-off, ran off the side of the runway and went into the bushes, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) on Monday July 5, 1999, at approx. 1230 LCL, a champion citabria, 7GCAA attempted to takeoff from Lockport/Cambria airport (62NY) Lockport, NY. At the beginning of the takeoff run, the pilot experienced a gust of wind from the right followed by an uncontrollable left turn. The aircraft impacted a clump of bushes left of the runway. The pilot stated he was not injured. The acft sustained the following damage: the right main gear strut is broken off the airframe, the propeller is bent, the tail section has a one foot "l" shaped tear, the leading edge of both wings are dented. Weather was VMC at the time of the incident. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(TTY) ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND ON TAKE-OFF, RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT INTO THE BUSHES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON MONDAY JULY 5, 1999, AT APPROX. 1230 LCL, A CHAMPION CITABRIA, 7GCAA ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM LOCKPORT/CAMBRIA AIRPORT (62NY) LOCKPORT, NY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TAKEOFF RUN, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT FOLLOWED BY AN UNCONTROLLABLE LEFT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A CLUMP OF BUSHES LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS NOT INJURED. THE ACFT SUSTAINED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE: THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT IS BROKEN OFF THE AIRFRAME, THE PROPELLER IS BENT, THE TAIL SECTION HAS A ONE FOOT "L" SHAPED TEAR, THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS ARE DENTED. WEATHER WAS VMC AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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