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(.19)ON MAY 20, 2001, AT 1215 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N45943, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH TREES FOLLOWING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 18 ( 2,475 FEET BY 100 FEET, DRY/GRASS ) AT THE ROSCOMMON CONSERVATION AIRPORT, ROSCOMMON, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS DEMONSTRATING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF TECHNIQUE TO HIS PILOT-RATED PASSENGER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED AS IF THEY WERE TAKING-OFF DOWNWIND AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE PILOT STATED HE DECIDED THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO CLEAR A TREE LINE LOCATED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, ELECTED TO LAND LONG ON THE RUNWAY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE TREE LINE DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT. (-23)PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 18 AT ROSCOMMON CONSERVATION AIRP ORT (K3RC). SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF AND WHEN IT BACAME APPARENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB OVER THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ABORTED THE TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT OVER RAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.