What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1945 on March 20, 2018 a part 135 flight with three passengers onboard departed a remote ice strip approximately 140 miles north of prudhoe bay in support of navy exercise Icex 2018 in the beaufort sea. Configured for a short field departure they began their takeoff roll and after breaking ground, the pilot lowered the nose to gain more airspeed then executed a left hand turn before gaining sufficient altitude striking the snow berm with the left wing of the aircraft and subsequently hitting a bystander.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 ON MARCH 20, 2018 A PART 135 FLIGHT WITH THREE PASSENGERS ONBOARD DEPARTED A REMOTE ICE STRIP APPROXIMATELY 140 MILES NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY IN SUPPORT OF NAVY EXERCISE ICEX 2018 IN THE BEAUFORT SEA. CONFIGURED FOR A SHORT FIELD DEPARTURE THEY BEGAN THEIR TAKEOFF ROLL AND AFTER BREAKING GROUND, THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE TO GAIN MORE AIRSPEED THEN EXECUTED A LEFT HAND TURN BEFORE GAINING SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE STRIKING THE SNOW BERM WITH THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY HITTING A BYSTANDER.
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