What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 23, 2011, N3601Y was preparing to conduct an engine runup prior to takeoff. During the runup the pilot placed the right main landing gear and nose gear on compacted snow and ice, the left main gear was on dry pavement. When the engine RPM was increased, the pilot indicated that the aircraft made an abrupt left turn and departed the hard surface. After traveling through a grass area the aircraft came to rest against a chain link fence 146 feet away from the taxiway.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 23, 2011, N3601Y WAS PREPARING TO CONDUCT AN ENGINE RUNUP PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. DURING THE RUNUP THE PILOT PLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR ON COMPACTED SNOW AND ICE, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS ON DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN THE ENGINE RPM WAS INCREASED, THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN AND DEPARTED THE HARD SURFACE. AFTER TRAVELING THROUGH A GRASS AREA THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AGAINST A CHAIN LINK FENCE 146 FEET AWAY FROM THE TAXIWAY.
Other reports on N3601Y · 2
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