What happened
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Lost directional control on takeoff due to tall grass. Runway closed due broken asphalt. Collapsed landing gear. (-23) the aircraft was moved from the accident scene by truck, to b & d aviation at madison, MN, before the investigating inspector arrived at the scene. The pilot, Mr. Lee, met the investigating inspector at the accident scend, and explained the accident as follow: he acknowledged directional control lost during takeoff due to long grass. He just finished spraying a field, and landed to pick up chemicals at the closed Dawson, MN airport. He landed on the grass next to the tar strip, that was formerly the Dawson, MN airport. The tar strip was in poor shape and not usable for takeoff or landing. He picked up herbicide (LV4) for spraying and put the box in the hopper unmixed. While attempting to take off towards the south from the grass (on the east side of the tar strip), the right spray boom caught in tall grass, causing the aircraft to drift to the right. The left landing gear subsequently collapsed, resulting in the left wing and prop contacting the ground. He intended to fly to madison, MN. Mr. Lee reported he was not injured. Pict ures of the accident scene were taken by the lac qui parle county sheriff's department. They were requested to, and sent copies of the pictures to the msp FSDO. Aircraft damage included but necessarily limited to: left wing, prop, right hydrasorb, landing gear.
As the FAA filed it
LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF DUE TO TALL GRASS. RUNWAY CLOSED DUE BROKEN ASPHALT. COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE BY TRUCK, TO B & D AVIATION AT MADISON, MN, BEFORE THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THE PILOT, MR. LEE, MET THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR AT THE ACCIDENT SCEND, AND EXPLAINED THE ACCIDENT AS FOLLOW: HE ACKNOWLEDGED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOST DURING TAKEOFF DUE TO LONG GRASS. HE JUST FINISHED SPRAYING A FIELD, AND LANDED TO PICK UP CHEMICALS AT THE CLOSED DAWSON, MN AIRPORT. HE LANDED ON THE GRASS NEXT TO THE TAR STRIP, THAT WAS FORMERLY THE DAWSON, MN AIRPORT. THE TAR STRIP WAS IN POOR SHAPE AND NOT USABLE FOR TAKEOFF OR LANDING. HE PICKED UP HERBICIDE (LV4) FOR SPRAYING AND PUT THE BOX IN THE HOPPER UNMIXED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF TOWARDS THE SOUTH FROM THE GRASS (ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TAR STRIP), THE RIGHT SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT IN TALL GRASS, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN THE LEFT WING AND PROP CONTACTING THE GROUND. HE INTENDED TO FLY TO MADISON, MN. MR. LEE REPORTED HE WAS NOT INJURED. PICT URES OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE WERE TAKEN BY THE LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. THEY WERE REQUESTED TO, AND SENT COPIES OF THE PICTURES TO THE MSP FSDO. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDED BUT NECESSARILY LIMITED TO: LEFT WING, PROP, RIGHT HYDRASORB, LANDING GEAR.
NTSB investigation
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