What happened
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(-23) Pilot initiated take off from mdw rwy 31L. Aircraft veered to the left, became airborne and immediately yawed to the left. After becoming airborne, aircraft bounced 1 or 2 times striking a rwy light, then departed the rwy environment, continued in a southwesterly direction and came to rest in a water retention pond located between rwy 4L and 4R south of rwy 31L (the retention pond was empty). The aircraft sustained substantial damage, however, there were no injuries to the pilot or his three passengers. (.19) on January 22, 2002, at 1055 central standard time, a Cessna T210N, N4784U, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage when it impacted into an empty water retention pond during takeoff from runway 31L (3,859 feet by 60 feet, dry concrete) at Chicago Midway Airport (mdw), Chicago, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The business flight was being conducted on an instrument flight rules plan under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91. The pilot and three passengers on board reported no injuries. The cross-country flight was originating at the time of the accident, and was en route to minneapolis, mi nnesota. In his statement, the pilot said that he was on takeoff roll. He said approximately 1,400 feet down the runway and an airspeed of 65 knots, he rotated. The pilot said the airplane began to drift and yawed to the left. He said the airplane drifted left across the runway and the parallel taxiway. The airplane settled in a quadrant between runways 22L and 22R where it impacted the ground. The pilot said the winds at the time he took off were 200 degrees magnetic at 11 knots. A federal aviation administration inspector examined the airplane at mdw. The nose wheel was broken aft. The front and bottom engine cowlings were bent aft and wrinkled. The nose wheel well and firewall were bent aft. The propeller showed torsional bending and chordwise scratches. The airplane's left wing tip was broken aft along the longitudinal rivet line. The right main landing gear was bent upward. The bottom of the left horizontal stabilizer was bent inward. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls, and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies. At 1053, the reported winds at mdw were 200 degrees magnetic at 13 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT INITIATED TAKE OFF FROM MDW RWY 31L. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, BECAME AIRBORNE AND IMMEDIATELY YAWED TO THE LEFT. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 1 OR 2 TIMES STRIKING A RWY LIGHT, THEN DEPARTED THE RWY ENVIRONMENT, CONTINUED IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION AND CAME TO REST IN A WATER RETENTION POND LOCATED BETWEEN RWY 4L AND 4R SOUTH OF RWY 31L (THE RETENTION POND WAS EMPTY). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS THREE PASSENGERS. (.19) ON JANUARY 22, 2002, AT 1055 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA T210N, N4784U, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED INTO AN EMPTY WATER RETENTION POND DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 31L (3,859 FEET BY 60 FEET, DRY CONCRETE) AT CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT (MDW), CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES PLAN UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO MINNEAPOLIS, MI NNESOTA. IN HIS STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL. HE SAID APPROXIMATELY 1,400 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND AN AIRSPEED OF 65 KNOTS, HE ROTATED. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT AND YAWED TO THE LEFT. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT ACROSS THE RUNWAY AND THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED IN A QUADRANT BETWEEN RUNWAYS 22L AND 22R WHERE IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID THE WINDS AT THE TIME HE TOOK OFF WERE 200 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 11 KNOTS. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT MDW. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS BROKEN AFT. THE FRONT AND BOTTOM ENGINE COWLINGS WERE BENT AFT AND WRINKLED. THE NOSE WHEEL WELL AND FIREWALL WERE BENT AFT. THE PROPELLER SHOWED TORSIONAL BENDING AND CHORDWISE SCRATCHES. THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING TIP WAS BROKEN AFT ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL RIVET LINE. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS BENT UPWARD. THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS BENT INWARD. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS, AND OTHER AIRPLANE SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. AT 1053, THE REPORTED WINDS AT MDW WERE 200 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 13 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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