What happened
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On August 28th at 12:15 CST one of two us army CH-47 a synopsis of the pilot's statement indicates while conducting right traffic patterns on runway 08 took off from mid field at khvc. privacy data omitted Taxied down taxiway alpha and entered runway 08 and taxiway bravo intersection. Airfield security footage shows CH-47 pulled pitch and proceeded upwind at 12:14:58. privacy data omitted Started takeoff roll at 12:16:05 and at 40’ AGL encountered the helicopters rotorwash and rolled approximately 135 degrees to the right abruptly. Pilot stated he inputted full left rudder and aileron to try to counteract the roll. Airplane was in a severe nose down attitude. Right wing tip made contact with runway and impacted the ground and came to a stop in a southerly direction off of the south side of runway 08 at mid field.
No injuries were sustained and there was no damage to airport property as well as no post event fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 28TH AT 12:15 CST ONE OF TWO US ARMY CH-47 A SYNOPSIS OF THE PILOT'S STATEMENT INDICATES WHILE CONDUCTING RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERNS ON RUNWAY 08 TOOK OFF FROM MID FIELD AT KHVC. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAXIED DOWN TAXIWAY ALPHA AND ENTERED RUNWAY 08 AND TAXIWAY BRAVO INTERSECTION. AIRFIELD SECURITY FOOTAGE SHOWS CH-47 PULLED PITCH AND PROCEEDED UPWIND AT 12:14:58. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL AT 12:16:05 AND AT 40’ AGL ENCOUNTERED THE HELICOPTERS ROTORWASH AND ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 135 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT ABRUPTLY. PILOT STATED HE INPUTTED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND AILERON TO TRY TO COUNTERACT THE ROLL. AIRPLANE WAS IN A SEVERE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. RIGHT WING TIP MADE CONTACT WITH RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO A STOP IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION OFF OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 08 AT MID FIELD.
NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY AS WELL AS NO POST EVENT FIRE.
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