Incident
An aircraft collided with a fence during an attempted takeoff from a short sod private strip. According to the pilot, he realized he could not climb fast enough, so he reduced power and settled to the end of the strip. He stated that he was not able to stop due to wet grass, and the aircraft knocked down four fence posts and a clothesline post along with 50 feet of 4-foot-high wire fence.
Strip Details
The privately owned grass strip is approximately 800 feet long with a 5-degree upgrade from the midway point. The surface was wet grass at the time of the incident.
Pilot Statement
The pilot reported that after reducing power, the aircraft descended to the end of the strip but could not be stopped on the wet surface, resulting in the collision with the fence.