What happened
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(-23) Pilot attempted a down wind take off neat max gross take off weight. Pilot attempted to abort take off, but had too much ground speed to safely stop before end of runway. Ground speed carried aircraft past end of runway and striking public road embankment, causing aircraft to pitch nose up, then quickly nose down on other side of road. Pilot & pax received facial lacerations. Aircraft received substantial firewall damage due to impact. Pilot wt = 170 lbs, reported pax wt = 250 lbs, reported fuel on bd = 96 lbs (16 gal) total 516 lbs. Weight & balance sheet shows 547.8 as useful load. Pilot's statement say he took off on runway 27 while observing paper debris blowing along side & in front of aircraft. (Winds in area from the e/se at 12).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED A DOWN WIND TAKE OFF NEAT MAX GROSS TAKE OFF WEIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT TAKE OFF, BUT HAD TOO MUCH GROUND SPEED TO SAFELY STOP BEFORE END OF RUNWAY. GROUND SPEED CARRIED AIRCRAFT PAST END OF RUNWAY AND STRIKING PUBLIC ROAD EMBANKMENT, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO PITCH NOSE UP, THEN QUICKLY NOSE DOWN ON OTHER SIDE OF ROAD. PILOT & PAX RECEIVED FACIAL LACERATIONS. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL FIREWALL DAMAGE DUE TO IMPACT. PILOT WT = 170 LBS, REPORTED PAX WT = 250 LBS, REPORTED FUEL ON BD = 96 LBS (16 GAL) TOTAL 516 LBS. WEIGHT & BALANCE SHEET SHOWS 547.8 AS USEFUL LOAD. PILOT'S STATEMENT SAY HE TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 27 WHILE OBSERVING PAPER DEBRIS BLOWING ALONG SIDE & IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT. (WINDS IN AREA FROM THE E/SE AT 12).
NTSB investigation
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