What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On June 11, 1999, and about 06:30 a.m., Mr. Mrtin eric nelson, the ag -pilot for a Cessna 188 model T188C, N9659J, after takeoff to the south from stamps field (3E1), Panhandle, Texas, was unable to climb and maintain altitude and crash landed approx. one mile to the end of 3E1 south runway. The a/c was loaded with 190 gallons of dispensing fluid and apprx. 40 gallons of fuel. The pilot claims that because of the density altitude and the weight of the a/c he was not climbing, and the airplane started to sink, as he began to dump the load the a/c continued sinking and impacted the ground, groundlooped causing the main gear to collapse and the left wing to drag and slide for about 60 feet. Broke the left main gear, damage and buckled the left wing, and damage to the cowling and propellor blades. No injuries to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON JUNE 11, 1999, AND ABOUT 06:30 A.M., MR. MRTIN ERIC NELSON, THE AG -PILOT FOR A CESSNA 188 MODEL T188C, N9659J, AFTER TAKEOFF TO THE SOUTH FROM STAMPS FIELD (3E1), PANHANDLE, TEXAS, WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AND MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND CRASH LANDED APPROX. ONE MILE TO THE END OF 3E1 SOUTH RUNWAY. THE A/C WAS LOADED WITH 190 GALLONS OF DISPENSING FLUID AND APPRX. 40 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE PILOT CLAIMS THAT BECAUSE OF THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE WEIGHT OF THE A/C HE WAS NOT CLIMBING, AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO SINK, AS HE BEGAN TO DUMP THE LOAD THE A/C CONTINUED SINKING AND IMPACTED THE GROUND, GROUNDLOOPED CAUSING THE MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE LEFT WING TO DRAG AND SLIDE FOR ABOUT 60 FEET. BROKE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, DAMAGE AND BUCKLED THE LEFT WING, AND DAMAGE TO THE COWLING AND PROPELLOR BLADES. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
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