What happened
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Pilot attempted take off using a 1100' rough grass strip (WA66) with three passengers, 44 gallons of fuel and OAT of 75 deg f. privacy data omitted Reported that he advanced the throttle to full power with brakes applied, selected 10 degrees of flaps , observed about 2600 RPM and released the brakes. privacy data omitted Said he had the control wheel completely extended, half way down the run way the airspeed indicated 40 knots, and at the 45 knot mark, he pulled the nose wheel off the runway, the aircraft lifted slightly, struck a 4' wire fence, irrigation pipe, drainage ditch and trees. Following tree impact and the aircraft passing over the drainage ditch, the landing gear hit and severed another irrigation pipe adjacent to the end of the runway. The airplane skidded on all 3 wheels coming to rest about 40 feet from the drainage ditch at the base of the runway. The passengers and pilot were able to exit the aircraft unaided and uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF USING A 1100' ROUGH GRASS STRIP (WA66) WITH THREE PASSENGERS, 44 GALLONS OF FUEL AND OAT OF 75 DEG F. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO FULL POWER WITH BRAKES APPLIED, SELECTED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS , OBSERVED ABOUT 2600 RPM AND RELEASED THE BRAKES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE HAD THE CONTROL WHEEL COMPLETELY EXTENDED, HALF WAY DOWN THE RUN WAY THE AIRSPEED INDICATED 40 KNOTS, AND AT THE 45 KNOT MARK, HE PULLED THE NOSE WHEEL OFF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED SLIGHTLY, STRUCK A 4' WIRE FENCE, IRRIGATION PIPE, DRAINAGE DITCH AND TREES. FOLLOWING TREE IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT PASSING OVER THE DRAINAGE DITCH, THE LANDING GEAR HIT AND SEVERED ANOTHER IRRIGATION PIPE ADJACENT TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED ON ALL 3 WHEELS COMING TO REST ABOUT 40 FEET FROM THE DRAINAGE DITCH AT THE BASE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PASSENGERS AND PILOT WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT UNAIDED AND UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
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