What happened
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Sturtevant, WI (C89): N90129, C120, C89 departure roll, veered off the center line due to cross winds and struck a fuel truck. POB: 1, injuries: serious, damage: extent unknown. 01/18/2022 1700Z
Video footage of the takeoff sequence and witness statements of the accident indicated that the pilot initiated a takeoff at the threshold of runway 8R. Approximately 60 feet into the takeoff roll the aircraft veered to the left and transitioned from the paved runway to an adjacent turf runway 8L. The aircraft continued to veer further to the left as the takeoff roll continued, crossing the width of the turf runway and striking a parked fuel truck. The fuel truck was located approximately 1800 feet from the runway threshold, parallel to and outside of the north border of turf runway 8L.
As the FAA filed it
STURTEVANT, WI (C89): N90129, C120, C89 DEPARTURE ROLL, VEERED OFF THE CENTER LINE DUE TO CROSS WINDS AND STRUCK A FUEL TRUCK. POB: 1, INJURIES: SERIOUS, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 01/18/2022 1700Z
VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE TAKEOFF SEQUENCE AND WITNESS STATEMENTS OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATED THAT THE PILOT INITIATED A TAKEOFF AT THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 8R. APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET INTO THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND TRANSITIONED FROM THE PAVED RUNWAY TO AN ADJACENT TURF RUNWAY 8L. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER FURTHER TO THE LEFT AS THE TAKEOFF ROLL CONTINUED, CROSSING THE WIDTH OF THE TURF RUNWAY AND STRIKING A PARKED FUEL TRUCK. THE FUEL TRUCK WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, PARALLEL TO AND OUTSIDE OF THE NORTH BORDER OF TURF RUNWAY 8L.
NTSB investigation
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