The pilot had been informed by his Chief Pilot that the strip
was 3000 feet long when In fact its length was 2, 300 feet. The
aircraft weight and ambient conditions were such that the aircraft
required the full strip length for take-off if using 20 degrees of
flap, and 2, 650 feet for take-off if Hap was not used.
The pilot began a rolling take-off without flap and, when
committed to continuing the take-off, he selected eight degrees of
flap. He lifted the aircraft off the ground just before reaching a
fence 200 feet beyond the end of the strip. The undercarriage
struck the fence and the pilot abandoned the take-off and landed In
the adjacent paddock The aircraft entered a shallow swamp, breaking
off the nosewheel fork before coming to rest.