What happened
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(-23) On approach into Harbor Springs, MI (kmgn) pilot noticed slight ice accumulation and activated de-ice boots. After landing at approximately 1745, he checked the oil in each engine and looked at wings. He saw no ice on the wings. Waited for passengers for approximately 15 minutes. Pilot did not observe any freezing precipitation. After loading passengers, conducted normal runup. Prepared for short field takeoff. At rotation speed, pilot tried to rotate without success. Pilot aborted takeoff and shut down the engines with the mixtures and throttles. Approximately 75 feet from the departure end of the runway, the aircraft slid on some snow and impacted a fence off the departure end of the runway. The pilot stated there had been recent maintenance on the de-ice boots. Emmet county sheriff department responded to the accident site. Photographs were taken by the responding officers that show ice accumulation on the leading edges of the wings and vertical stabilizer. Inspectors were at the scene January 10, 2005 and took photographs showing ice accumulation on the leading edges of the wings and the horizontal stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APPROACH INTO HARBOR SPRINGS, MI (KMGN) PILOT NOTICED SLIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION AND ACTIVATED DE-ICE BOOTS. AFTER LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 1745, HE CHECKED THE OIL IN EACH ENGINE AND LOOKED AT WINGS. HE SAW NO ICE ON THE WINGS. WAITED FOR PASSENGERS FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. PILOT DID NOT OBSERVE ANY FREEZING PRECIPITATION. AFTER LOADING PASSENGERS, CONDUCTED NORMAL RUNUP. PREPARED FOR SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. AT ROTATION SPEED, PILOT TRIED TO ROTATE WITHOUT SUCCESS. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES WITH THE MIXTURES AND THROTTLES. APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON SOME SNOW AND IMPACTED A FENCE OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THERE HAD BEEN RECENT MAINTENANCE ON THE DE-ICE BOOTS. EMMET COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN BY THE RESPONDING OFFICERS THAT SHOW ICE ACCUMULATION ON THE LEADING EDGES OF THE WINGS AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. INSPECTORS WERE AT THE SCENE JANUARY 10, 2005 AND TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING ICE ACCUMULATION ON THE LEADING EDGES OF THE WINGS AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
NTSB investigation
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