What happened
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The aircraft was in the process of taking off when the propeller struck the ground at approximately 1440 feet on the take off roll. The pilot then rotated and flew 1890 feet to impact area. No runway marks were observed from prop strike area until impact area at final drive road. It appears aircraft had a low angle impact and then skidded about 100 feet. Fuel leaked onto road surface and asphalt damage from where fuel was observed. Pilot stated that he was on his way to elizabeth town for fuel. David culderth, stated that he heard the aircraft power up and then crash. No direct observation of the crash was available. He saw fuel pouring onto the road. Pilot told david he was going to get gas. Pilot and passenger exited the aircraft on their on. 1.pilot: clarence burlingame symond, certificate number 2817959, private pilot. 2.passenger: joseph NUNNERY3.N792Y, Beechcraft C24R, serial number MC-6434.the approximate weather was calm and clear. 5.runway surface was hard and dry. Soil was sandy but hard. 6.grass was short. 7.N792Y hangar is located at the departure end of 22.8.ground marks at propeller strike area were 30 feet in length and 28 strikes counted. The strikes were from ½ inch to 1 inch in depth. Strike area is approximately 1440 feet from take off area and hangar. 9.accident occurred at 9:51 am. 10.com center received report at 10:10 am. 11.reported to FAA at 10:30 am.12.aircraft came to rest 1890 feet from prop strike area. 13.no ATC communication. No weather brief obtained. 14.aircraft struck a rock mount about 12 to 18 inches high. 15.nose gear appears to be up and locked. 16.main was partially retracted. 17.nose gear drag leg linkage appears to be intact. 18.nose gear rotation linkage cracked, it appears to be a fresh crack. 19.steering linkage appears to be intact. 20.only one severe cut in asphalt road. Several scratches in road. 21.both prop blades bent. 22.separation at firewall (3 to 4 inches) and just aft of cabin. 2 feet gap just aft of cabin. 23.all panel switches off. 24.landing gear handle in up position. Landing gear handle lock appears to be functionally correctly. No damage to lock. 25.throttle full forward. Mixture full forward. Prop full back. 26.both wings pulled loose at forward attach point. 27.both main gear linkages appear to be in tact. 28.both main gears broken at rubber doughnuts. 29.flap handle in center POSITION30.yokes bent down. 31.rocks in engine cowling. 32.engine mounts bent. 33.throttle and mixture is connected at engine.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OFF WHEN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AT APPROXIMATELY 1440 FEET ON THE TAKE OFF ROLL. THE PILOT THEN ROTATED AND FLEW 1890 FEET TO IMPACT AREA. NO RUNWAY MARKS WERE OBSERVED FROM PROP STRIKE AREA UNTIL IMPACT AREA AT FINAL DRIVE ROAD. IT APPEARS AIRCRAFT HAD A LOW ANGLE IMPACT AND THEN SKIDDED ABOUT 100 FEET. FUEL LEAKED ONTO ROAD SURFACE AND ASPHALT DAMAGE FROM WHERE FUEL WAS OBSERVED. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO ELIZABETH TOWN FOR FUEL. DAVID CULDERTH, STATED THAT HE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT POWER UP AND THEN CRASH. NO DIRECT OBSERVATION OF THE CRASH WAS AVAILABLE. HE SAW FUEL POURING ONTO THE ROAD. PILOT TOLD DAVID HE WAS GOING TO GET GAS. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ON THEIR ON. 1.PILOT: CLARENCE BURLINGAME SYMOND, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 2817959, PRIVATE PILOT. 2.PASSENGER: JOSEPH NUNNERY3.N792Y, BEECHCRAFT C24R, SERIAL NUMBER MC-6434.THE APPROXIMATE WEATHER WAS CALM AND CLEAR. 5.RUNWAY SURFACE WAS HARD AND DRY. SOIL WAS SANDY BUT HARD. 6.GRASS WAS SHORT. 7.N792Y HANGAR IS LOCATED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF 22.8.GROUND MARKS AT PROPELLER STRIKE AREA WERE 30 FEET IN LENGTH AND 28 STRIKES COUNTED. THE STRIKES WERE FROM ½ INCH TO 1 INCH IN DEPTH. STRIKE AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 1440 FEET FROM TAKE OFF AREA AND HANGAR. 9.ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 9:51 AM. 10.COM CENTER RECEIVED REPORT AT 10:10 AM. 11.REPORTED TO FAA AT 10:30 AM.12.AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 1890 FEET FROM PROP STRIKE AREA. 13.NO ATC COMMUNICATION. NO WEATHER BRIEF OBTAINED. 14.AIRCRAFT STRUCK A ROCK MOUNT ABOUT 12 TO 18 INCHES HIGH. 15.NOSE GEAR APPEARS TO BE UP AND LOCKED. 16.MAIN WAS PARTIALLY RETRACTED. 17.NOSE GEAR DRAG LEG LINKAGE APPEARS TO BE INTACT. 18.NOSE GEAR ROTATION LINKAGE CRACKED, IT APPEARS TO BE A FRESH CRACK. 19.STEERING LINKAGE APPEARS TO BE INTACT. 20.ONLY ONE SEVERE CUT IN ASPHALT ROAD. SEVERAL SCRATCHES IN ROAD. 21.BOTH PROP BLADES BENT. 22.SEPARATION AT FIREWALL (3 TO 4 INCHES) AND JUST AFT OF CABIN. 2 FEET GAP JUST AFT OF CABIN. 23.ALL PANEL SWITCHES OFF. 24.LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION. LANDING GEAR HANDLE LOCK APPEARS TO BE FUNCTIONALLY CORRECTLY. NO DAMAGE TO LOCK. 25.THROTTLE FULL FORWARD. MIXTURE FULL FORWARD. PROP FULL BACK. 26.BOTH WINGS PULLED LOOSE AT FORWARD ATTACH POINT. 27.BOTH MAIN GEAR LINKAGES APPEAR TO BE IN TACT. 28.BOTH MAIN GEARS BROKEN AT RUBBER DOUGHNUTS. 29.FLAP HANDLE IN CENTER POSITION30.YOKES BENT DOWN. 31.ROCKS IN ENGINE COWLING. 32.ENGINE MOUNTS BENT. 33.THROTTLE AND MIXTURE IS CONNECTED AT ENGINE.
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