What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At aproximetly 15:05 local time on December 3rd 2022, aircraft privacy data omitted a conventional landing gear equiped single engine aronca champion aircraft departed contolled flight during takeoff roll from runway 23 at Lake Hood (lhd) airstrip. The accident pilot stated the aircraft was cleared for takeoff and when takeoff power was applied, the aircraft begin an uncommanded turn to the left. The pilot attempted to correct the turn with opposite rudder to no effect. As the aircraft reached the edge of the runway, the pilot reduced power to idle; however, the aircraft departed the left side of the runway, crossed a grassy snow covered median and impacted a mobile fuel cart and a Piper PA-18A-150 aircraft privacy data omitted. After aircraft privacy data omitted came to rest, the pilot shut down all the aircraft’s systems and exited the aircraft without injury. Weather at the time of the accident was reported as wind-00000KT, 6 statute miles visibility, and temperature minus 7 degrees celsius. Both aircraft received substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
AT APROXIMETLY 15:05 LOCAL TIME ON DECEMBER 3RD 2022, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR EQUIPED SINGLE ENGINE ARONCA CHAMPION AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CONTOLLED FLIGHT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM RUNWAY 23 AT LAKE HOOD (LHD) AIRSTRIP. THE ACCIDENT PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF AND WHEN TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED, THE AIRCRAFT BEGIN AN UNCOMMANDED TURN TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE TURN WITH OPPOSITE RUDDER TO NO EFFECT. AS THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER TO IDLE; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A GRASSY SNOW COVERED MEDIAN AND IMPACTED A MOBILE FUEL CART AND A PIPER PA-18A-150 AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AFTER AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CAME TO REST, THE PILOT SHUT DOWN ALL THE AIRCRAFT’S SYSTEMS AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS WIND-00000KT, 6 STATUTE MILES VISIBILITY, AND TEMPERATURE MINUS 7 DEGREES CELSIUS. BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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