What happened
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(.4)The scheduled commuter flight with a pilot and four passengers was attempting to takeoff at dusk from a 2500 feet long, by 30 feet wide, snow-covered runway. The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, the airplane veered suddenly to the left, towards the edge of the runway and an adjacent snow berm. He said he aborted the takeoff, but could not keep the airplane from striking a berm and nosing over. The pilot said he believes the airplane's main landing gear may have encountered an area of soft snow on the runway, which initiated the veer to the left. Postaccident inspection discovered no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane. (-23) the pilot stated that he was departing runway 20 at Tuluksak. During a normal take off run, the aircraft suddenly veered to the left at an extremely fast rate. Pilot stated that he tried to compensate by using right rudder. He stated that rudder had no effect so he pulled the throttle and mixture off. The aircraft hit the snow berm on the left side of the runway and flipped over onto its back.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE SCHEDULED COMMUTER FLIGHT WITH A PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF AT DUSK FROM A 2500 FEET LONG, BY 30 FEET WIDE, SNOW-COVERED RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED SUDDENLY TO THE LEFT, TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND AN ADJACENT SNOW BERM. HE SAID HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, BUT COULD NOT KEEP THE AIRPLANE FROM STRIKING A BERM AND NOSING OVER. THE PILOT SAID HE BELIEVES THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN LANDING GEAR MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF SOFT SNOW ON THE RUNWAY, WHICH INITIATED THE VEER TO THE LEFT. POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION DISCOVERED NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 20 AT TULUKSAK. DURING A NORMAL TAKE OFF RUN, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT AT AN EXTREMELY FAST RATE. PILOT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO COMPENSATE BY USING RIGHT RUDDER. HE STATED THAT RUDDER HAD NO EFFECT SO HE PULLED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE SNOW BERM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.
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