What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to the pilot's statement: "loaded aircraft, and started engines. Checking systems...systems normal. Taxied to runway and proceded to depart. Everything normal until prior to redline, the nose dropped and aircraft came to a scrapping halt. According to statements from the two passengers (Alaska state troopers): once the master switch was switched "on" there was a "buzzing or alarm" sound. The pilot made a comment that it was probably snow in the stall warning horn. The sound continued during taxi and takeoff, and the nose gear collapsed, followed by the main gear. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway. This report will be amended if additional information indicates aircraft damage is "susbstantial" and will be reclassified as an accident.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT: "LOADED AIRCRAFT, AND STARTED ENGINES. CHECKING SYSTEMS...SYSTEMS NORMAL. TAXIED TO RUNWAY AND PROCEDED TO DEPART. EVERYTHING NORMAL UNTIL PRIOR TO REDLINE, THE NOSE DROPPED AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO A SCRAPPING HALT. ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS FROM THE TWO PASSENGERS (ALASKA STATE TROOPERS): ONCE THE MASTER SWITCH WAS SWITCHED "ON" THERE WAS A "BUZZING OR ALARM" SOUND. THE PILOT MADE A COMMENT THAT IT WAS PROBABLY SNOW IN THE STALL WARNING HORN. THE SOUND CONTINUED DURING TAXI AND TAKEOFF, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INDICATES AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS "SUSBSTANTIAL" AND WILL BE RECLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT.
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