What happened
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(-23) Pilot reported he aborted takeoff at 65 knots due to seeing what he thought was oil on the windshield. He was approximately 300 feet from the end of the grass runway when he brought the engine to idle and applied the brakes. He traveled approximately 900 to 1000 feet thru 24 to 40 inch tall grass before coming to rest upside down. He reported there were no injuries to anyone. The aircraft received damage to the firewall, damage to the flight controls, vertical stabilizer and both wings received damage with the r/h wing spar being cracked. The nose gear was knocked off and started plowing in the soft dirt approximately 40 to 45 feet prior to the aircraft coming to rest.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED HE ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 65 KNOTS DUE TO SEEING WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS OIL ON THE WINDSHIELD. HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY WHEN HE BROUGHT THE ENGINE TO IDLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. HE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 900 TO 1000 FEET THRU 24 TO 40 INCH TALL GRASS BEFORE COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. HE REPORTED THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANYONE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, DAMAGE TO THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND BOTH WINGS RECEIVED DAMAGE WITH THE R/H WING SPAR BEING CRACKED. THE NOSE GEAR WAS KNOCKED OFF AND STARTED PLOWING IN THE SOFT DIRT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 FEET PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST.
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