What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 18, 2008, a lange flugzeugbau gmbh, powered glider, N4929R, registered to privacy data omitted, attempted a take off on runway 11 at Winter Haven Gilbert airport located in Winter Haven Florida, airport id kgif. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot stated he started his takeoff roll and noticed another aircraft heading towards him, he aborted the take off pulled off to the right side of the runway onto the grass area. The nose wheel fell into a hole tearing it free from the aircraft, the right wing hit an airport sign and the aircraft came to a stop. The pilot also stated the runway has a gradual incline upward approximately half the length of the runway and then downward, this prevented him from seeing the aircraft on the opposite end of the runway. Substantial damage to the aircraft & no injuries to the lot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 18, 2008, A LANGE FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH, POWERED GLIDER, N4929R, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ATTEMPTED A TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 11 AT WINTER HAVEN GILBERT AIRPORT LOCATED IN WINTER HAVEN FLORIDA, AIRPORT ID KGIF. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT STATED HE STARTED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL AND NOTICED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT HEADING TOWARDS HIM, HE ABORTED THE TAKE OFF PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS AREA. THE NOSE WHEEL FELL INTO A HOLE TEARING IT FREE FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE RIGHT WING HIT AN AIRPORT SIGN AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THE RUNWAY HAS A GRADUAL INCLINE UPWARD APPROXIMATELY HALF THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN DOWNWARD, THIS PREVENTED HIM FROM SEEING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT & NO INJURIES TO THE LOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.