19990828025489A

(.19) On August 28, 1999, at 1830 central daylight time, a Piper PA-23-250, N6592Y, piloted and operated by a commercially rated pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain during a takeoff from runway 10 (3,862 feet x 75 feet dry/asphalt) at l. o. Simenstad municipal airport, Osceola, Wisconsin. The pilot reported no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the 14 CFR part 91 flight. The flight was not operating on a flight plan. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was destined for lake elmo airport, st paul, Minnesota. In a telephone interview, the pilot said that he was departing on runway 10 and rotated at 80 knots. He stated that between 80 and 100 knots, the right engine began to lose power. He said that he flew in ground effect and contacted a telephone switching box 50 to 100 yards past the departure end of runway 10. Three trails were found in the terrain leading up to a berm that was located between the end of the runway and that box. Fence poles, located between the box and the point the airplane came to rest, were found bent in the direction the airplane traveled. The attached fencing material was found l aying on the ground also in that direction. He said that the contact collapsed the stabilizer and that the airplane mushed down in a cornfield. He said that the gear sheared off and the left propeller was damaged in the contact with terrain. (-23)eye witness statement indicates engine would not start, observed attempted single engine takeoff. Further investigation indicated that the witness could not confirm that a take-off was attempted.