What happened
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On December 27, 2011, about 1100 central standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, N992TF, collided with terrain on take off from Gaston'S Resort Airstrip, Lakeview, Arkansas. The instrument rated private pilot and two passengers sustained no injuries. The airplane was registered to the texarkana flying club in texarkana, Arkansas and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rule (IFR) flight plan had been filed for the personal flight but not opened. On takeoff roll the aircraft departed the runway and struck a knoll APPROXIMATELY130 feet off the end of runway 06 with sufficient impact causing the right main landing gear wheel fairing, axle and wheel to separate from the aircraft. The aircraft skidded to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 27, 2011, ABOUT 1100 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N992TF, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN ON TAKE OFF FROM GASTON'S RESORT AIRSTRIP, LAKEVIEW, ARKANSAS. THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE TEXARKANA FLYING CLUB IN TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULE (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BUT NOT OPENED. ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A KNOLL APPROXIMATELY130 FEET OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 06 WITH SUFFICIENT IMPACT CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL FAIRING, AXLE AND WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP.
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