What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 18, 2003, at 0830 central standard time, an air tractor AT-502B turbine powered agricultural airplane, N61802, was substantially damaged upon collision with a fence while attempting to takeoff from runway 15 at the Holly Grove Municipal Airport (2A6), near Holly Grove, Arkansas. The non-instrument rated commercial pilot, sole occupant of the aircraft, sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to phillips county flying service, inc., of marvell, Arkansas, and was being operated by hill flying service, inc., of Holly Grove, Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 137 flight for which a flight plan was not filed. The local aerial application flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot reported to the FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, that the scheduled local aerial application of fertilizer was the first flight of the day. The airplane was topped off with fuel and the hopper was also filled with fertilizer. The pilot stated that he configured the airplane with full flaps for a full-length takeoff from runway 15. During the takeoff roll, the airplane collided with athreshold light and overran the departure end of the runway, colliding a fence post supporting a 10-foot tall fence located at the airport perimeter. The airplane came to rest in the invested position entangled in the fence. There was no fire and no fuel was spilled. The hopper was not compromised. Detailed examination of the 1996 model airplane by the FAA inspector revealed extensive structural damage to the fuselage and both wings. The empennage remained connected to the fuselage only by the control cables. The propeller remained attached to the engine mounts, and the engine remained attached to the airframe. The last annual inspection for the airframe and the engine was completed on January 29, 2003, at 3,071 aircraft hours, about 10 hours prior to the accident. In a telephone interview, the pilot reported to the NTSB investigator-in-charge that the engine was producing full takeoff power at the start of his takeoff roll; however, he suspected that the engine power had been reduced during the latter part of the takeoff roll, which he was not able to detect in time to abort the flight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 18, 2003, AT 0830 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-502B TURBINE POWERED AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N61802, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED UPON COLLISION WITH A FENCE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 15 AT THE HOLLY GROVE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (2A6), NEAR HOLLY GROVE, ARKANSAS. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO PHILLIPS COUNTY FLYING SERVICE, INC., OF MARVELL, ARKANSAS, AND WAS BEING OPERATED BY HILL FLYING SERVICE, INC., OF HOLLY GROVE, ARKANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 FLIGHT FOR WHICH A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, THAT THE SCHEDULED LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION OF FERTILIZER WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY. THE AIRPLANE WAS TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL AND THE HOPPER WAS ALSO FILLED WITH FERTILIZER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CONFIGURED THE AIRPLANE WITH FULL FLAPS FOR A FULL-LENGTH TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 15. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH ATHRESHOLD LIGHT AND OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, COLLIDING A FENCE POST SUPPORTING A 10-FOOT TALL FENCE LOCATED AT THE AIRPORT PERIMETER. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE INVESTED POSITION ENTANGLED IN THE FENCE. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO FUEL WAS SPILLED. THE HOPPER WAS NOT COMPROMISED. DETAILED EXAMINATION OF THE 1996 MODEL AIRPLANE BY THE FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND BOTH WINGS. THE EMPENNAGE REMAINED CONNECTED TO THE FUSELAGE ONLY BY THE CONTROL CABLES. THE PROPELLER REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE MOUNTS, AND THE ENGINE REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION FOR THE AIRFRAME AND THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETED ON JANUARY 29, 2003, AT 3,071 AIRCRAFT HOURS, ABOUT 10 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE THAT THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING FULL TAKEOFF POWER AT THE START OF HIS TAKEOFF ROLL; HOWEVER, HE SUSPECTED THAT THE ENGINE POWER HAD BEEN REDUCED DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL, WHICH HE WAS NOT ABLE TO DETECT IN TIME TO ABORT THE FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.