From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The attempted takeoff was from a grass surfaced, private airport, from which the pilot had no previous experience. He elected to utilize the last 1100 ft., approx., of the total 1900 ft. length available because he considered the unused portion as being too rough. His calculated takeoff distance was approx. equal to the runway length to be used, given the a/c weight with one passenger and high fuel load. He elected not to disploy wing flaps, though the a/c flight manual indicates that their use may be used for minimum ground runs. The pilot stated he became airborne before stricking a barbed wire fence at the end of the runway, after which he aborted the takeoff.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WAS FROM A GRASS SURFACED, PRIVATE AIRPORT, FROM WHICH THE PILOT HAD NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE. HE ELECTED TO UTILIZE THE LAST 1100 FT., APPROX., OF THE TOTAL 1900 FT. LENGTH AVAILABLE BECAUSE HE CONSIDERED THE UNUSED PORTION AS BEING TOO ROUGH. HIS CALCULATED TAKEOFF DISTANCE WAS APPROX. EQUAL TO THE RUNWAY LENGTH TO BE USED, GIVEN THE A/C WEIGHT WITH ONE PASSENGER AND HIGH FUEL LOAD. HE ELECTED NOT TO DISPLOY WING FLAPS, THOUGH THE A/C FLIGHT MANUAL INDICATES THAT THEIR USE MAY BE USED FOR MINIMUM GROUND RUNS. THE PILOT STATED HE BECAME AIRBORNE BEFORE STRICKING A BARBED WIRE FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AFTER WHICH HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.