Event Details
An aircraft experienced a hard landing during an aborted takeoff from a dry lake bed. The incident occurred after the landing gear snagged a small tent on the lake bed.
Sequence of Events
While preparing to depart, the pilot noticed a small tent on the lake bed. The pilot believed he could overfly the tent during takeoff, but the landing gear did not clear it. The tent was unoccupied. Part of the nylon canopy from the tent remained attached to the landing gear.
Upon noticing the canopy on the gear, the pilot decided to abort the takeoff and land. While turning at a low altitude to align the aircraft for landing, the aircraft stalled. Subsequently, the aircraft landed hard on the left landing gear and wing tip.
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