What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The incident airplane was departing runway 28 at Baxter County Airport (kbpk). Upon advancing the throttle for takeoff, a headset was sitting on top of the instrument panel glareshield. The headset slid off the glareshield and hit the co-pilot control yoke. The PIC was the sole occupant. The PIC attempted to retrieve the headset from the control yoke as the airplane was accelerating down the runway for takeoff. In doing so, the PIC allowed the airplane to veer to the left off the runway, contacting a dip in the grass parallel to the runway. This dip in the grass caused the nose landing gear fork axle to bend from the inertia, resulting in the nose wheel assembly rubbing against the nose fork. The pic’s decision not to secure his cockpit for flight resulted in this incident.
As the FAA filed it
THE INCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 28 AT BAXTER COUNTY AIRPORT (KBPK). UPON ADVANCING THE THROTTLE FOR TAKEOFF, A HEADSET WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GLARESHIELD. THE HEADSET SLID OFF THE GLARESHIELD AND HIT THE CO-PILOT CONTROL YOKE. THE PIC WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE THE HEADSET FROM THE CONTROL YOKE AS THE AIRPLANE WAS ACCELERATING DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. IN DOING SO, THE PIC ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO VEER TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, CONTACTING A DIP IN THE GRASS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THIS DIP IN THE GRASS CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FORK AXLE TO BEND FROM THE INERTIA, RESULTING IN THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY RUBBING AGAINST THE NOSE FORK. THE PIC’S DECISION NOT TO SECURE HIS COCKPIT FOR FLIGHT RESULTED IN THIS INCIDENT.
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