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Los Alamos, NM
THE ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED BUT RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN OFF THE END OF THE RWY. ACCORDING TO THE PIC THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE BRAKES WERE WELL WORN PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. WITH ABOUT 1000 FT OF RWY REMAINING THE ABORT WAS INITIATED. THE ACFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN THE UNIMPROVED TERRAIN AND THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP 184 FT FROM THE END OF THE RWY. WITNESSES REPORTED THE WIND TO BE FROM 270 DEGREES AT 18 KTS GUSTING TO 25 KTS.
THE ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED BUT RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN OFF THE END OF THE RWY. ACCORDING TO THE PIC THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE BRAKES WERE WELL WORN PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. WITH ABOUT 1000 FT OF RWY REMAINING THE ABORT WAS INITIATED. THE ACFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN THE UNIMPROVED TERRAIN AND THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP 184 FT FROM THE END OF THE RWY. WITNESSES REPORTED THE WIND TO BE FROM 270 DEGREES AT 18 KTS GUSTING TO 25 KTS.