What happened
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(.4)The certificated commercial pilot, with five passengers aboard, was departing runway 18 on a scheduled commuter flight. The pilot stated that the flight's original departure time was delayed for two hours due to ice fog, and low visibility. He said that just after takeoff, the engine surged followed by a loss of power. The airplane collided with snow-covered terrain during an off-airport emergency landing, and sustained substantial damage to the propeller, fuselage, and wings. Following retrieval of the airplane, an FAA airworthiness inspector examined the airplane, and found no mechanical anomalies. While still attached to the airplane, the engine was started and run at idle. The engine later produced full power on an engine test stand. A pilot-rated Alaska state trooper, with extensive experience in the accident airplane make and model, examined the airplane soon after the accident. He said the wings, horizontal stabilizer, and elevators had an accumulation of frost. (-23) on December 24,1999, a Cessna 207 airplane N1864, operated by grant aviation, sustained substantial damage during an attempted take-off from run way 18, Bethel, Alaska, piloted by wayne j. cleall, a commercial pilot, who was uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The airplane, carrying five passengers with baggage, was on a company flight plan. One passenger sustained minor injuries. The pilot reported that during take-off the engine power ossolated as aircraft left the ground. There was not enough runway left to abort flight. The aircraft settled to the ground and came to rest off the departure end of runway 18.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, WITH FIVE PASSENGERS ABOARD, WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 18 ON A SCHEDULED COMMUTER FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FLIGHT'S ORIGINAL DEPARTURE TIME WAS DELAYED FOR TWO HOURS DUE TO ICE FOG, AND LOW VISIBILITY. HE SAID THAT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE SURGED FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH SNOW-COVERED TERRAIN DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, FUSELAGE, AND WINGS. FOLLOWING RETRIEVAL OF THE AIRPLANE, AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE, AND FOUND NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES. WHILE STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRPLANE, THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RUN AT IDLE. THE ENGINE LATER PRODUCED FULL POWER ON AN ENGINE TEST STAND. A PILOT-RATED ALASKA STATE TROOPER, WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE MAKE AND MODEL, EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE SOON AFTER THE ACCIDENT. HE SAID THE WINGS, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND ELEVATORS HAD AN ACCUMULATION OF FROST. (-23) ON DECEMBER 24,1999, A CESSNA 207 AIRPLANE N1864, OPERATED BY GRANT AVIATION, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKE-OFF FROM RUN WAY 18, BETHEL, ALASKA, PILOTED BY WAYNE J. CLEALL, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRPLANE, CARRYING FIVE PASSENGERS WITH BAGGAGE, WAS ON A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKE-OFF THE ENGINE POWER OSSOLATED AS AIRCRAFT LEFT THE GROUND. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY LEFT TO ABORT FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 18.
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