What happened
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The pilot was attempting to conduct the return leg of a pleasure flight originating at carroll county airport (kdmw). Pilot stated he had dinner with friends at Lancaster county airport (klns) and denies any alcohol consumption. At approx 1930 hours, the pilot ground taxied his airplane, on taxiway e, to the hold short line prior to receiving clearance for take off by air traffic control. After receiving clearance for takeofff, runway 13, the pilot continued on taxiway e. the pilot mistakenly thought he was on runway 13, applied full power, and proceeded with his take off roll. Just as the airplane was about to lift off, the pilot saw two large tanks directly in front of him and banked hard right. The airplane's left wing struck the steel and concrete bollards protecting a fuel farm. The impact separated the left wing from the fuselage. The fuselage skidded approx 150 feet, inverted, through the turf adjacent to the fuel farm, and was stopped by a chain link fence. The pilot was transported to a local hospital by emergency medical services and treated for minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONDUCT THE RETURN LEG OF A PLEASURE FLIGHT ORIGINATING AT CARROLL COUNTY AIRPORT (KDMW). PILOT STATED HE HAD DINNER WITH FRIENDS AT LANCASTER COUNTY AIRPORT (KLNS) AND DENIES ANY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION. AT APPROX 1930 HOURS, THE PILOT GROUND TAXIED HIS AIRPLANE, ON TAXIWAY E, TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE PRIOR TO RECEIVING CLEARANCE FOR TAKE OFF BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. AFTER RECEIVING CLEARANCE FOR TAKEOFFF, RUNWAY 13, THE PILOT CONTINUED ON TAXIWAY E. THE PILOT MISTAKENLY THOUGHT HE WAS ON RUNWAY 13, APPLIED FULL POWER, AND PROCEEDED WITH HIS TAKE OFF ROLL. JUST AS THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT TO LIFT OFF, THE PILOT SAW TWO LARGE TANKS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM AND BANKED HARD RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING STRUCK THE STEEL AND CONCRETE BOLLARDS PROTECTING A FUEL FARM. THE IMPACT SEPARATED THE LEFT WING FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE FUSELAGE SKIDDED APPROX 150 FEET, INVERTED, THROUGH THE TURF ADJACENT TO THE FUEL FARM, AND WAS STOPPED BY A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
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