What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On departure roll pilot felt power surge and manifold fluctuations believed to be left engine. Decision was made to abort take off, runway having scattered ice effected braking, pilot tried to turn aircraft at end of runway to take taxi way. However, end of runway was completely ice covered and aircraft went off the end by about 30 feet into snow. Due to the angle of the aircraft nose gear folded over and some damage was done to wheel well area. No other aircraft damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON DEPARTURE ROLL PILOT FELT POWER SURGE AND MANIFOLD FLUCTUATIONS BELIEVED TO BE LEFT ENGINE. DECISION WAS MADE TO ABORT TAKE OFF, RUNWAY HAVING SCATTERED ICE EFFECTED BRAKING, PILOT TRIED TO TURN AIRCRAFT AT END OF RUNWAY TO TAKE TAXI WAY. HOWEVER, END OF RUNWAY WAS COMPLETELY ICE COVERED AND AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END BY ABOUT 30 FEET INTO SNOW. DUE TO THE ANGLE OF THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR FOLDED OVER AND SOME DAMAGE WAS DONE TO WHEEL WELL AREA. NO OTHER AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.
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