MILES CITY, FL, USA
N8336B
CESSNA 172
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH HEAVY BRUSH AND THE GROUND DURING A TAKEOFF FROM A WET SOD RWY. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE RWY HADBEEN FURROWED BY WILD HOGS AND HE AND HIS 13 YEAR OLD SON HAD TRIED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. A TAKEOFF WASATTEMPTED USING SOFT FLD TECHNIQUE ACCORDING TO THE PLT. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS THE TAKEOFF WAS BEGUN FROM AN INTERMEDIATE POINT ON THE RWY RATHER THAN THE END. NTSB INVESTIGATORS FAILED TO FIND FURROWS OR REPAIRS ON THE RWY WHEN CHECKED 2 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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