What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This was a reposition flight.
The pilot entered runaway 28 for departure, advanced the throttles and approximately 1/3 down the runway the aircraft veered right leaving the pavement onto the grass.
As the pilot tried to correct the direction of the aircraft back to the pavement, the aircraft struck part of the VASI system, the nose gear snapped off and both main gear collapsed.
The aircraft came to rest in the grass on the collapsed main gear approximately 1900 feet from the departure end of runway 28.
As the FAA filed it
THIS WAS A REPOSITION FLIGHT.
THE PILOT ENTERED RUNAWAY 28 FOR DEPARTURE, ADVANCED THE THROTTLES AND APPROXIMATELY 1/3 DOWN THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT LEAVING THE PAVEMENT ONTO THE GRASS.
AS THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE PAVEMENT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK PART OF THE VASI SYSTEM, THE NOSE GEAR SNAPPED OFF AND BOTH MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.
THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS ON THE COLLAPSED MAIN GEAR APPROXIMATELY 1900 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 28.
NTSB investigation
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