What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident aircraft was departing from a mining strip with three passengers bound for fairbanks international airport. The pilot applied full power and began the takeoff roll misaligned, approximately 15 degrees to the left of the centerline, resulting in the aircraft departing the runway. The aircraft crossed a service road, and the left wing struck a parked loader, causing substantial damage to the left flap and wing spar. The pilot then maneuvered the aircraft back onto the runway, reduced takeoff power, back taxied to the starting point, and successfully took off, with the damage being reported upon landing at fairbanks international airport.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING FROM A MINING STRIP WITH THREE PASSENGERS BOUND FOR FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL MISALIGNED, APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A SERVICE ROAD, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK A PARKED LOADER, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP AND WING SPAR. THE PILOT THEN MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY, REDUCED TAKEOFF POWER, BACK TAXIED TO THE STARTING POINT, AND SUCCESSFULLY TOOK OFF, WITH THE DAMAGE BEING REPORTED UPON LANDING AT FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.