What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 02/25/2024 at 1735 FAA notified of aircraft accident at Moultonborough, NH airport involving two pilots and single engine, land, tail-dragger airplane. No injuries reported and local law enforcement secured aircraft on scene awaiting FAA arrival. Inspectors arrived on scene following day, noted substantial damage and spoke with two pilots and two witnesses to accident. Pilot in command identified, student pilot receving instruction identified and both provided verbal statements. Both reported the aircraft began to veer off the runway during takeoff off from runway 02. Student pilot atttempted to apply right rudder as aircraft veered left. The PIC was unable to establish control of the aircraft in time. Aircraft collided with trees off the runway causing damage to wings and wing spar. All flight controls functional including brakes after accident. Weather reported as VFR with variable winds less than 10 KTS.
As the FAA filed it
ON 02/25/2024 AT 1735 FAA NOTIFIED OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT MOULTONBOROUGH, NH AIRPORT INVOLVING TWO PILOTS AND SINGLE ENGINE, LAND, TAIL-DRAGGER AIRPLANE. NO INJURIES REPORTED AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SECURED AIRCRAFT ON SCENE AWAITING FAA ARRIVAL. INSPECTORS ARRIVED ON SCENE FOLLOWING DAY, NOTED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND SPOKE WITH TWO PILOTS AND TWO WITNESSES TO ACCIDENT. PILOT IN COMMAND IDENTIFIED, STUDENT PILOT RECEVING INSTRUCTION IDENTIFIED AND BOTH PROVIDED VERBAL STATEMENTS. BOTH REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF OFF FROM RUNWAY 02. STUDENT PILOT ATTTEMPTED TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER AS AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN TIME. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO WINGS AND WING SPAR. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS FUNCTIONAL INCLUDING BRAKES AFTER ACCIDENT. WEATHER REPORTED AS VFR WITH VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KTS.
NTSB investigation
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