What happened
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(-23) While attempting a touch and go @ Girdwood privacy data omitted decided to make it a full stop. After landing he back taxied for takeoff. 10 degrees of flaps for a soft field takeoff. After aniating the takeoff the aircraft got airborne and settled back on the run way about half way down run way 19. privacy data omitted And his student continued their takeof attempt. After taking out the threshold lights and knocking the nose wheel off the aircraft it settled and came to a stop in glacier creek in about 4 foot of water. No injurys to privacy data omitted or the student privacy data omitted. They shut off the master and fuel and waded to shore. This was reported to keni flight service by privacy data omitted whom lives by the airport. He reported (11/09/2008) that there was an aircraft N9099H in the creek. He sent privacy data omitted pictures. Roc tracked down aero tech the owner and had the pilot give his statement.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING A TOUCH AND GO @ GIRDWOOD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO MAKE IT A FULL STOP. AFTER LANDING HE BACK TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF. 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. AFTER ANIATING THE TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT GOT AIRBORNE AND SETTLED BACK ON THE RUN WAY ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN RUN WAY 19. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS STUDENT CONTINUED THEIR TAKEOF ATTEMPT. AFTER TAKING OUT THE THRESHOLD LIGHTS AND KNOCKING THE NOSE WHEEL OFF THE AIRCRAFT IT SETTLED AND CAME TO A STOP IN GLACIER CREEK IN ABOUT 4 FOOT OF WATER. NO INJURYS TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OR THE STUDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THEY SHUT OFF THE MASTER AND FUEL AND WADED TO SHORE. THIS WAS REPORTED TO KENI FLIGHT SERVICE BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHOM LIVES BY THE AIRPORT. HE REPORTED (11/09/2008) THAT THERE WAS AN AIRCRAFT N9099H IN THE CREEK. HE SENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PICTURES. ROC TRACKED DOWN AERO TECH THE OWNER AND HAD THE PILOT GIVE HIS STATEMENT.
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