What happened
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(-23) Pilot stated, he started takeoff roll and at 1000 foot mark aircraft started veering to the left, he heard two thumps prior to aircraft veering, thought maybe ice on left brake, but stated he taxied for a distance prior to takeoff. Pilot closed throttles and tried stopping but ended up in small ditch collapsing left main gear, damage to left and right propeller, left wing, left horizontal stabilizer, and left gear door. When the aircraft was pulled from the ditch all tires were still inflated, and aircraft was towed to the terminal area at hef indicating no brake problems. The aircraft was parked for a day or two at dulles aviation prior to accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED, HE STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL AND AT 1000 FOOT MARK AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT, HE HEARD TWO THUMPS PRIOR TO AIRCRAFT VEERING, THOUGHT MAYBE ICE ON LEFT BRAKE, BUT STATED HE TAXIED FOR A DISTANCE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. PILOT CLOSED THROTTLES AND TRIED STOPPING BUT ENDED UP IN SMALL DITCH COLLAPSING LEFT MAIN GEAR, DAMAGE TO LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLER, LEFT WING, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND LEFT GEAR DOOR. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED FROM THE DITCH ALL TIRES WERE STILL INFLATED, AND AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE TERMINAL AREA AT HEF INDICATING NO BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED FOR A DAY OR TWO AT DULLES AVIATION PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.