Accident Sequence
The pilot was beginning a night VFR flight. The moon was only 9 percent illuminated, and the pilot knew that the runway lights were inoperative. During the takeoff roll, the airplane's landing light failed. In response, the pilot aborted the takeoff. While attempting to stop, the pilot was unable to maintain runway alignment, and the airplane went off the left side of the runway. Once off the runway, the airplane encountered soft terrain, and the nose landing gear collapsed.
Contributing Factors
No contributing factors were explicitly stated in the source.
Conclusion
The accident resulted from a loss of directional control during an aborted takeoff at night, following a landing light failure. The airplane exited the runway and sustained damage to the nose landing gear.