What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR part 91 rules in visual flight rule (VFR) conditions. The pilot-in-command attempted to takeoff from waterway at Kenai airport. During the takeoff run the pilot did not feel the aircraft was lifting from the water adequately and added flaps. As the takeoff run progressed the pilot did not feel that the aircraft was accelerating normally. The decision to reject the takeoff was made 1000 feet from the departure end of the runway, as estimated by the pilot. The aircraft was unable to be stopped in the remaining distance and impacted the shore at the departure end of the runway at an estimated 20 miles per hour. The aircraft rolled forward and came to rest inverted on the shore.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 RULES IN VISUAL FLIGHT RULE (VFR) CONDITIONS. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM WATERWAY AT KENAI AIRPORT. DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN THE PILOT DID NOT FEEL THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTING FROM THE WATER ADEQUATELY AND ADDED FLAPS. AS THE TAKEOFF RUN PROGRESSED THE PILOT DID NOT FEEL THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACCELERATING NORMALLY. THE DECISION TO REJECT THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE 1000 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, AS ESTIMATED BY THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO BE STOPPED IN THE REMAINING DISTANCE AND IMPACTED THE SHORE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AT AN ESTIMATED 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD AND CAME TO REST INVERTED ON THE SHORE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.