What happened
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The airman departed north central airport (sfz) that morning and arrived at Katama Airpark (1B2) at 0640 am. The purpose of the flight was to take two passengers from 1B2 to fryburg, Maine (izg) under 14 CFR 135 on-demand operations.
The airman back-taxied on runway 24 to depart runway 6. While holding for IFR clearance, the airport manager drove around the airport to try and disperse the birds that may be present. The airman began his takeoff on runway 6. Just prior to rotation, he saw two geese pop out of the grass and start flying toward him. At rotation, two geese impacted the front of the aircraft. One coming in contact with the propeller and the second hit the right windshield. In the process, parts of the goose deflected off the right horizontal stabilizer causing the aircraft to yaw to the right. The right main landing gear left the runway into thick grass causing the aircraft to spin 180 degrees. The hard twist caused all the main gear to sever from the airframe and the airframe split just behind the baggage compartment.
The aircraft came to rest next to the runway. There were no injuries to the two passengers or the airman.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN DEPARTED NORTH CENTRAL AIRPORT (SFZ) THAT MORNING AND ARRIVED AT KATAMA AIRPARK (1B2) AT 0640 AM. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO TAKE TWO PASSENGERS FROM 1B2 TO FRYBURG, MAINE (IZG) UNDER 14 CFR 135 ON-DEMAND OPERATIONS.
THE AIRMAN BACK-TAXIED ON RUNWAY 24 TO DEPART RUNWAY 6. WHILE HOLDING FOR IFR CLEARANCE, THE AIRPORT MANAGER DROVE AROUND THE AIRPORT TO TRY AND DISPERSE THE BIRDS THAT MAY BE PRESENT. THE AIRMAN BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 6. JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION, HE SAW TWO GEESE POP OUT OF THE GRASS AND START FLYING TOWARD HIM. AT ROTATION, TWO GEESE IMPACTED THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. ONE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE PROPELLER AND THE SECOND HIT THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD. IN THE PROCESS, PARTS OF THE GOOSE DEFLECTED OFF THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEFT THE RUNWAY INTO THICK GRASS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN 180 DEGREES. THE HARD TWIST CAUSED ALL THE MAIN GEAR TO SEVER FROM THE AIRFRAME AND THE AIRFRAME SPLIT JUST BEHIND THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT.
THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO PASSENGERS OR THE AIRMAN.
NTSB investigation
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