What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On January 17, 2003, about 1015 pacific standard time, a Beech 76, N5400M, collided with a snow bank during takeoff at Truckee, California. The palo alto flying club was operating the rental airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and the private pilot were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The cross-country instructional flight departed palo alto, California, at an undetermined time en route to Truckee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. On February 5, 2003 the incident was upgraded to an accident after verification that the airplane was substantially damaged. In an interview with federal aviation administration personnel, the CFI indicated that during the takeoff roll he had simulated a left engine failure by retarding its throttle. Thereafter, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. (-23) on January 17, 2003, at 1015 a.m. local time Mr. Aurelio juarez, flight instructor and pilot in command started a takeoff in N5400M with Mr. Lee n. price, a private pilot and multiengine student from runway 28 at trucke e-Tahoe airport. On the takeoff roll the flight instructor pulled the mixture on the left engine, the student lost directional control. The aircraft hit snow and ice on the left side of the runway. The aircraft has substantial damage to the nose, nose gear and the engine and propeller.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JANUARY 17, 2003, ABOUT 1015 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 76, N5400M, COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK DURING TAKEOFF AT TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA. THE PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB WAS OPERATING THE RENTAL AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CROSS-COUNTRY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME EN ROUTE TO TRUCKEE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ON FEBRUARY 5, 2003 THE INCIDENT WAS UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT AFTER VERIFICATION THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL, THE CFI INDICATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE HAD SIMULATED A LEFT ENGINE FAILURE BY RETARDING ITS THROTTLE. THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. (-23) ON JANUARY 17, 2003, AT 1015 A.M. LOCAL TIME MR. AURELIO JUAREZ, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT IN COMMAND STARTED A TAKEOFF IN N5400M WITH MR. LEE N. PRICE, A PRIVATE PILOT AND MULTIENGINE STUDENT FROM RUNWAY 28 AT TRUCKE E-TAHOE AIRPORT. ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE MIXTURE ON THE LEFT ENGINE, THE STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT HIT SNOW AND ICE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE, NOSE GEAR AND THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.