What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lear 36, N361PJ, a medevac flight, arrived at anc at 1047L time. Engines were shut down at 1050L. Aircraft was fueled, aprox. 613 gl. Of fuel were uploaded. The fuel load on board was 7800 lbs. The max gw of the aircraft was 19500LBS. The actual gw was 19100 lbs. 5 passengers were onboard plus the crew of 2 for departure. Engine startup was at 1127L. Takeoff began at 1135L on runway 32. Per the pilots statement, takeoff power and aircraft accelleration was normal. Just prior to V1, a metallic bang(something hitting the side of the aircraft) was heard, followed by a vibration, rapidly increasing in intensity. The aircraft yawed to the left. Aborted takeoff was initiated. Right rudder , centerline correction was added to the controls. Aircraft deceleration was at first normal, then the aircraft yawed to the right, and the rate of deceleration was reduced significantly. Left rudder was applied to regain centerline and drag chute deployment was called for. The aircraft stopped at the 9445 ft point of the runway, left of the centerline. There were no injuries to patients, passengers or crew. Aircraft damage debris was found from runway 32, taxiway m, approx the 3000 ft point of the runway from the start. Right wing leading edge had some small FOD dents, causing replacement.
As the FAA filed it
LEAR 36, N361PJ, A MEDEVAC FLIGHT, ARRIVED AT ANC AT 1047L TIME. ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN AT 1050L. AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED, APROX. 613 GL. OF FUEL WERE UPLOADED. THE FUEL LOAD ON BOARD WAS 7800 LBS. THE MAX GW OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS 19500LBS. THE ACTUAL GW WAS 19100 LBS. 5 PASSENGERS WERE ONBOARD PLUS THE CREW OF 2 FOR DEPARTURE. ENGINE STARTUP WAS AT 1127L. TAKEOFF BEGAN AT 1135L ON RUNWAY 32. PER THE PILOTS STATEMENT, TAKEOFF POWER AND AIRCRAFT ACCELLERATION WAS NORMAL. JUST PRIOR TO V1, A METALLIC BANG(SOMETHING HITTING THE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT) WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED BY A VIBRATION, RAPIDLY INCREASING IN INTENSITY. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT. ABORTED TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED. RIGHT RUDDER , CENTERLINE CORRECTION WAS ADDED TO THE CONTROLS. AIRCRAFT DECELERATION WAS AT FIRST NORMAL, THEN THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT, AND THE RATE OF DECELERATION WAS REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY. LEFT RUDDER WAS APPLIED TO REGAIN CENTERLINE AND DRAG CHUTE DEPLOYMENT WAS CALLED FOR. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AT THE 9445 FT POINT OF THE RUNWAY, LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PATIENTS, PASSENGERS OR CREW. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE DEBRIS WAS FOUND FROM RUNWAY 32, TAXIWAY M, APPROX THE 3000 FT POINT OF THE RUNWAY FROM THE START. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE HAD SOME SMALL FOD DENTS, CAUSING REPLACEMENT.
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