What happened
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(-23)Pilot attempted take-off on 2,200 foot long grass strip after several days of rain. Take-off after aircraft passed the end of the runway. Left wing of aircraft struck 6 inches square wooden fence post tearing skin off the iwng and damaging the spar, aileron and anti-servo trim tab. Aircraft traveled approximately 300 feet past the end of the runway into an open field. The right main landing gear collapsed before the aircraft stopped. (.4) the pilot attempted a takeoff from a "slight upslope," 2,200-foot grass strip with random low spots. The takeoff was attempted after several days of rain, and the ground was still soggy. After liftoff, the airplane struck a 6-inch square wooden fence post at the departure end of the runway, which tore skin off a wing, and damaged the wing spar, aileron and anti-servo trim tab. The pilot then landed the airplane ahead, in an open field, about 300 feet beyond the departure end of the runway. During the landing, the right main landing gear collapsed. No mechanical malfunctions contributed to the accident. The owners handbook stated that takeoffs should be made with flaps up, but only provided takeoff distance data for airplanes configured with flaps 25 degrees, and maximum power from a paved, level, and dry runway. Winds were about 70 degrees off the airplane's nose, at 9 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKE-OFF ON 2,200 FOOT LONG GRASS STRIP AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF RAIN. TAKE-OFF AFTER AIRCRAFT PASSED THE END OF THE RUNWAY. LEFT WING OF AIRCRAFT STRUCK 6 INCHES SQUARE WOODEN FENCE POST TEARING SKIN OFF THE IWNG AND DAMAGING THE SPAR, AILERON AND ANTI-SERVO TRIM TAB. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO AN OPEN FIELD. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. (.4) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM A "SLIGHT UPSLOPE," 2,200-FOOT GRASS STRIP WITH RANDOM LOW SPOTS. THE TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF RAIN, AND THE GROUND WAS STILL SOGGY. AFTER LIFTOFF, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A 6-INCH SQUARE WOODEN FENCE POST AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, WHICH TORE SKIN OFF A WING, AND DAMAGED THE WING SPAR, AILERON AND ANTI-SERVO TRIM TAB. THE PILOT THEN LANDED THE AIRPLANE AHEAD, IN AN OPEN FIELD, ABOUT 300 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE OWNERS HANDBOOK STATED THAT TAKEOFFS SHOULD BE MADE WITH FLAPS UP, BUT ONLY PROVIDED TAKEOFF DISTANCE DATA FOR AIRPLANES CONFIGURED WITH FLAPS 25 DEGREES, AND MAXIMUM POWER FROM A PAVED, LEVEL, AND DRY RUNWAY. WINDS WERE ABOUT 70 DEGREES OFF THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE, AT 9 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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