What happened
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(-23) Aircraft Cessna TR182, piloted by private pilot privacy data omitted, attempted to takeoff from a dirt strip at Amaragosa valley, NV on February 27, 2009 at approximately 1400. Pilot was unable to maintain centerline of runway, resulting in aircraft coming into contact with vegitation and ground, shearing off nose gear and left main landing gear. Aircraft sustained substantial damage. There were no injuries to the pilot and three occupants. Amended -23, aircraft Cessna TR182, piloted by private pilot privacy data omitted, crashed beside amargosa, NV dirt runway on February 27, 2009 at approximately 1400 due to hard landing by pilot failing to maintain centerline of runway, striking a metal pole and brush off left side of runway. The aircraft hit the ground several times, resulting in the propeller striking the ground. Aircraft ended up 77 feet to the left of the runway, nose down, upright, leaning to the right. Damage to the aircraft included breaking off the nose wheel, left main landing gear, with substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot and all passengers exited the aircraft with no injuries. Aircraft received substantial damage with no post fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT CESSNA TR182, PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A DIRT STRIP AT AMARAGOSA VALLEY, NV ON FEBRUARY 27, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY, RESULTING IN AIRCRAFT COMING INTO CONTACT WITH VEGITATION AND GROUND, SHEARING OFF NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND THREE OCCUPANTS. AMENDED -23, AIRCRAFT CESSNA TR182, PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED BESIDE AMARGOSA, NV DIRT RUNWAY ON FEBRUARY 27, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 DUE TO HARD LANDING BY PILOT FAILING TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY, STRIKING A METAL POLE AND BRUSH OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND SEVERAL TIMES, RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT ENDED UP 77 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, NOSE DOWN, UPRIGHT, LEANING TO THE RIGHT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BREAKING OFF THE NOSE WHEEL, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT AND ALL PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO POST FIRE.
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