What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft encountered a cross wind on take-off, lost control, and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)on may 23, 1999 at approx. 1400 hours CST, Mr. John hall was attempting to takeoff in an easterly direction from his personal airfield approx. six (6) miles southwest of the Poplar Bluff, MO. Airport (pof) with a full load of fertilizer in his air tractor AT-802 a/c. the winds were gusty from the northwest at approx. 20-25 miles per hour. During takeoff roll Mr. Hall stated that he had full control surface application applied but did not have sufficient control inputs available to counteract the strong crosswinds. He lost control approx. 1/2 the way down the runway. The a/c weather vaned into the wind and departed the runway on the northside crossing a drainage ditch, across a levee where the gear was removed and continued sliding and spinning until it came to rest approx. 50 feet north of the runway and about 2/3'S of the way down the 1500 feet strip. Mr. Hall was uninjured and continued working in his other a/c. he had flown approx. 24 flights previous to the accident starting at 7:00 am with a 1 hr break.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT ENCOUNTERED A CROSS WIND ON TAKE-OFF, LOST CONTROL, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)ON MAY 23, 1999 AT APPROX. 1400 HOURS CST, MR. JOHN HALL WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION FROM HIS PERSONAL AIRFIELD APPROX. SIX (6) MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE POPLAR BLUFF, MO. AIRPORT (POF) WITH A FULL LOAD OF FERTILIZER IN HIS AIR TRACTOR AT-802 A/C. THE WINDS WERE GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST AT APPROX. 20-25 MILES PER HOUR. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL MR. HALL STATED THAT HE HAD FULL CONTROL SURFACE APPLICATION APPLIED BUT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT CONTROL INPUTS AVAILABLE TO COUNTERACT THE STRONG CROSSWINDS. HE LOST CONTROL APPROX. 1/2 THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE A/C WEATHER VANED INTO THE WIND AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE NORTHSIDE CROSSING A DRAINAGE DITCH, ACROSS A LEVEE WHERE THE GEAR WAS REMOVED AND CONTINUED SLIDING AND SPINNING UNTIL IT CAME TO REST APPROX. 50 FEET NORTH OF THE RUNWAY AND ABOUT 2/3'S OF THE WAY DOWN THE 1500 FEET STRIP. MR. HALL WAS UNINJURED AND CONTINUED WORKING IN HIS OTHER A/C. HE HAD FLOWN APPROX. 24 FLIGHTS PREVIOUS TO THE ACCIDENT STARTING AT 7:00 AM WITH A 1 HR BREAK.
NTSB investigation
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