What happened
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Pilot obtained weather briefing and filed flight plan with kenai fss at 0910 hrs. Requested and obtained clearance for takeoff from lhd runway 32 at 1135 hrs. Accelerating for takeoff the airplane pulled left. Pilot applied full right rudder and brake while aircraft continued veering left, striking runway marker light, damaging right wing tip, right aileron, right horizontal, and right elevator. Aircraft came to rest on its wheels on the median between runway 32 and the adjacent taxiway. Pilot and passengers evacuated the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT OBTAINED WEATHER BRIEFING AND FILED FLIGHT PLAN WITH KENAI FSS AT 0910 HRS. REQUESTED AND OBTAINED CLEARANCE FOR TAKEOFF FROM LHD RUNWAY 32 AT 1135 HRS. ACCELERATING FOR TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE PULLED LEFT. PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE WHILE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VEERING LEFT, STRIKING RUNWAY MARKER LIGHT, DAMAGING RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT AILERON, RIGHT HORIZONTAL, AND RIGHT ELEVATOR. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS WHEELS ON THE MEDIAN BETWEEN RUNWAY 32 AND THE ADJACENT TAXIWAY. PILOT AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT.
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