What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Gerry black was the pilot on command of N57596 which crashed shortly after take off in Bovina, TX. He was operating under FAR 137 and had approximately 200 gallons of chemical on board the aircraft with a full load of fuel. During the takeoff run, he did not use all available runway and prematurely got the aircraft airborne. The aircraft was not able to accelerate nor fly out of the ground effect. He then stalled the aircraft while trying to avoid a sprinkler system. He was unable to dump the load because he mismanaged the load dump controls which subsquently resulted in the aicraft impacting the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. GERRY BLACK WAS THE PILOT ON COMMAND OF N57596 WHICH CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF IN BOVINA, TX. HE WAS OPERATING UNDER FAR 137 AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 200 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WITH A FULL LOAD OF FUEL. DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN, HE DID NOT USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY AND PREMATURELY GOT THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE NOR FLY OUT OF THE GROUND EFFECT. HE THEN STALLED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A SPRINKLER SYSTEM. HE WAS UNABLE TO DUMP THE LOAD BECAUSE HE MISMANAGED THE LOAD DUMP CONTROLS WHICH SUBSQUENTLY RESULTED IN THE AICRAFT IMPACTING THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.