What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While attempting to depart rnwy 34 at the Seminole airport, the pilot lost control of the aircraft departing the paved area to the west side of the 5000 foot x 75 foot hard surface runway. The aircraft straddled numerous runway lights before colliding with one at 1500 foot then continued nw of the runway, briefly became airborne, collided with a small elm tree came back to the surface, skidded along the dirt, rock and mud for approx 200 feet then collided with a stand of mixed size elm and scrub trees. The airman exited the aircraft with a small abrasion above his right eye. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Post accident investigation revealed no abnormalities with the aircraft. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were calm winds and visibility better than 10 miles.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPART RNWY 34 AT THE SEMINOLE AIRPORT, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE PAVED AREA TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE 5000 FOOT X 75 FOOT HARD SURFACE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRADDLED NUMEROUS RUNWAY LIGHTS BEFORE COLLIDING WITH ONE AT 1500 FOOT THEN CONTINUED NW OF THE RUNWAY, BRIEFLY BECAME AIRBORNE, COLLIDED WITH A SMALL ELM TREE CAME BACK TO THE SURFACE, SKIDDED ALONG THE DIRT, ROCK AND MUD FOR APPROX 200 FEET THEN COLLIDED WITH A STAND OF MIXED SIZE ELM AND SCRUB TREES. THE AIRMAN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH A SMALL ABRASION ABOVE HIS RIGHT EYE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE CALM WINDS AND VISIBILITY BETTER THAN 10 MILES.
NTSB investigation
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