What happened
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(-23) On July 16, 2003, at approximately 1600 CDT, mig 15, N15PE, experienced a power loss on takeoff on runway 18 at Little Rock, Arkansas, Adams Field (lit). The airline transport rated pilot stated that after becoming airborne, approximately 10 feet, the aircraft "shook". He felt a loss of power and attempted to abort the takeoff. The abort maneuver subsequently resulted in an overrun, impact with the airport boundary fence, and finally came to rest in a field. The pilot was the sole occupant on board and did not receive any injuries. The aircraft experienced substantial damage. The airplane is registered to tobe gooden, the pilot in command, of spring, Texas. An air traffic controller from the lit ATCT, observed the takeoff and abort. He reported seeing a "puff of smoke" come from the aircraft at approximately the same time it lifted off. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an IFR flight plan was filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 flight. The flight originated in Little Rock, Arkansas, with an intended destination of bloomington, Indiana.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 16, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CDT, MIG 15, N15PE, EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 18 AT LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, ADAMS FIELD (LIT). THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT STATED THAT AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT "SHOOK". HE FELT A LOSS OF POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE ABORT MANEUVER SUBSEQUENTLY RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN, IMPACT WITH THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE, AND FINALLY CAME TO REST IN A FIELD. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO TOBE GOODEN, THE PILOT IN COMMAND, OF SPRING, TEXAS. AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER FROM THE LIT ATCT, OBSERVED THE TAKEOFF AND ABORT. HE REPORTED SEEING A "PUFF OF SMOKE" COME FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME IT LIFTED OFF. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA.
NTSB investigation
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