What happened
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(-23) On November 20, 2002 at approximately 13:30 CST, a AT-502 tractor, N502RS, was substantially damaged during take off from the keller flying service private air strip, south east of jonesboro, Arkansas. The aircraft is owned and operated by craig keller flying service inc., 603 stone bridge drive jonesboro, Arkansas 72401. The PIC, craig keller received injuries, as did the unauthorized passenger, mike mckee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. Mr. Keller stated that after lift off he climbed to approximately 120' and experienced a compressor stall, hit in a soft field, aircraft skidded approximately 150'. Scene indicates the aircraft's left main landing gear impacted the ground and was torn from aircraft, then becoming airborne again and rotated 90 degrees to the line of flight and hit hard and skidded approximately 15' coming to a stop in the soft field, 480' from the end of the paved portion of the runway. Mr. Keller assisted the unsecured passengers egress but was unable to get out on his own. Visible damage to the aircraft consisted of left main landing gear torn from aircraft, left wing substantial damage, left horizontal stab spar damaged, prop damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 20, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30 CST, A AT-502 TRACTOR, N502RS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKE OFF FROM THE KELLER FLYING SERVICE PRIVATE AIR STRIP, SOUTH EAST OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY CRAIG KELLER FLYING SERVICE INC., 603 STONE BRIDGE DRIVE JONESBORO, ARKANSAS 72401. THE PIC, CRAIG KELLER RECEIVED INJURIES, AS DID THE UNAUTHORIZED PASSENGER, MIKE MCKEE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. MR. KELLER STATED THAT AFTER LIFT OFF HE CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 120' AND EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL, HIT IN A SOFT FIELD, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 150'. SCENE INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS TORN FROM AIRCRAFT, THEN BECOMING AIRBORNE AGAIN AND ROTATED 90 DEGREES TO THE LINE OF FLIGHT AND HIT HARD AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 15' COMING TO A STOP IN THE SOFT FIELD, 480' FROM THE END OF THE PAVED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY. MR. KELLER ASSISTED THE UNSECURED PASSENGERS EGRESS BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT ON HIS OWN. VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORN FROM AIRCRAFT, LEFT WING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB SPAR DAMAGED, PROP DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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