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Apparently ground looped and a gear collapse

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 266C Make/Model: T50 Description: T-50 BOBCAT (AT-8, AT-17, UC-78, CRANE)
Date: 07/28/2005 Time: 1458

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Minor

LOCATION
City: FOND DU LAC State: WI Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT WAS DEPARTING RWY 18 AT FOND DU LAC. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT LOST
CONTROL AND VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RWY . THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED AND
THE ACFT STRUCK ONE OF THE VASI BOXES. FOND DU LAC, WI

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: 281453Z AUTO 260006KT 10SM FEW050 21/13 A3012

OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Take-off Operation: General Aviation

Departed: FOND DU LAC, WI Dep Date: 07/28/2005 Dep. Time: 1458
Destination: Flt Plan: UNK Wx Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: ON RWY 18 AT FDC
Last Clearance: CLRD FOR TAKEOFF

FAA FSDO: MILWAUKEE, WI (GL13) Entry date: 07/29/2005

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