20221018018419A

ON OCTOBER 18TH, 2022 A CESSNA 17OA DEPARTING FROM EVW BOUND FOR NORTH DAKOTA.

THE PILOT STATED HE LIFTED OFF AT ABOUT THE 1000' MARK ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID HE SKIPPED ON THE RUNWAY A COUPLE OF TIMES AND FELT SOME "DIFFERENT FORCES" AND THEN DECIDED TO ABORT THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT SAID HE PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT THE 1300' MARK. PILOT STATED THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY LEAVING BEHIND MARKS, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND BENDING BOTH TIPS. THE PILOT DESCRIBED THE TIME OF FLIGHT AS 65 KNOTS IN GROUND EFFECT, HE SAID THERE WAS NO STALL HORN AND HE HAD AN ACTIVE AIRSPEED INDICATOR. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD FULL POWER AND HE DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING DIFFERENT IN THE WAY THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD THREE SMALL LACERATIONS AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT THAT WERE SOAR BUT NOT "BAD". THE PILOT STATED THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND 1150 ON 10/18/2022. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ONLY THE FERRY PILOT FOR THIS AIRCRAFT AS IT HAD BEEN SOLD TO A BUYER THAT WAS LOCATED IN NORTH DAKOTA. THE PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT HE SUMPED BOTH FUEL TANKS AND FOUND PARTICLES FLOATING INSIDE BUT BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD FLOWN IT RECENTLY HE WASN'T CONCERNED ABOUT IT SO HE RAN EACH SIDE UNTIL THEY WERE CLEAR. STATEMENTS FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^INDICATE THE PILOT TRIED TO PULL THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE AIR TO SOON FOR THE ELEVATION OF THE AIRFEILD AND PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT. WENT TO EVW TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE RIGHT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND BENDING THE WING UP AT THE ROOT. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. THE RIGHT-SIDE LANDING GEAR STRUT WAS COLLAPSED AND BENT UNDER THE AIRCRAFT STICKING OUT ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS DETACHED. THE PILOT MENTIONED HE THOUGHT THE BEARING MIGHT HAVE SEIZED UP BUT THE WHEEL SPUN FREELY. THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE BOTH BENT FROM CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE BELLY OF THE FUSELAGE HAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO INCLUDE SOME DAMAGE FURTHER BACK UNDER THE TAIL SECTION. THE RIGHT-SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAD DAMAGE FROM CONTACTING THE GROUND. UPON INSPECTING THE RUNWAY THERE WERE MARKS LEFT THAT SHOWED EVIDENCE OF THE AIRCRAFT SKIPPING AND VEERING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. EVIDENCE OF THE RIGHT-WING MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY WAS ALSO PRESENT. THE SELLER OF AIRCRAFT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS PRESENT THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. SELLER STATES HE WAS TURNED AWAY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND LOOKED JUST IN TIME TO SEE THE DUST CLOUD AT THE END OF IT. THE SELLER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF POWER AND IT APPEARED THE PILOT TRIED TO "HORSE IT OFF THE GROUND". SELLER STATED HE TYPICALLY NEEDED ABOUT HALF THE RUNWAY TO GET THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE GROUND. SELLER STATED THAT DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THAT AIRPORT ON A WARM DAY IS 10,000 TO 11,000 FEET. SELLER STATED HE WAS THE ONE THAT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE FUEL PUMPS PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT AND HE SAID AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE AND BRAKES WERE ALL "WORKING JUST FINE". THE SELLER ADDED THAT THE WAY THE BRAKE PEDALS ON THIS AIRCRAFT ARE DESIGNED, IT IS EASY TO TRY AND TAKE-OFF AND LAND WITH YOUR FEET INADVERTENTLY ON THE PEDDLES. THE SELLER STATED HE HIMSELF HAS TRIED TO TAKE-OFF AND LAND WITH HIS FEET INADVERTENTLY ON THE BRAKES.