What happened
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(-23) Accident occurred on unimproved landing area in the windy gap area in white mountains. Area is approximately 350 degrees and 40 miles from Fairbanks, AK. Runway runs north/south; runway length approx 500+; elevation 2600'. Wind direction from south and was down the runway at approximately 5 knots. Pilot had made four landings and takeoffs on this runway since 08/08/2006; two landings and takeoffs on this date. During this attempted takeoff pilot states that right wheel encountered a depression during a takeoff to the south. Depression was slightly to the right of main runway area. Right wing lowered contacting a small spruce tree. At that point the pilot aborted the takeoff and attempted to stop aircraft on the runway and was unable to stop on the remaining runway. Aircraft ran off of the south end of the runway veering to the right encountering more small trees collapsing the left landing gear. Left wing contacted the ground damaging both wing spars outboard of the left wing tiedown point. Aircraft propeller was also damaged. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON UNIMPROVED LANDING AREA IN THE WINDY GAP AREA IN WHITE MOUNTAINS. AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 350 DEGREES AND 40 MILES FROM FAIRBANKS, AK. RUNWAY RUNS NORTH/SOUTH; RUNWAY LENGTH APPROX 500+; ELEVATION 2600'. WIND DIRECTION FROM SOUTH AND WAS DOWN THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 KNOTS. PILOT HAD MADE FOUR LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS ON THIS RUNWAY SINCE 08/08/2006; TWO LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS ON THIS DATE. DURING THIS ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF PILOT STATES THAT RIGHT WHEEL ENCOUNTERED A DEPRESSION DURING A TAKEOFF TO THE SOUTH. DEPRESSION WAS SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF MAIN RUNWAY AREA. RIGHT WING LOWERED CONTACTING A SMALL SPRUCE TREE. AT THAT POINT THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF OF THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY VEERING TO THE RIGHT ENCOUNTERING MORE SMALL TREES COLLAPSING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND DAMAGING BOTH WING SPARS OUTBOARD OF THE LEFT WING TIEDOWN POINT. AIRCRAFT PROPELLER WAS ALSO DAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED
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