What happened
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(-23) On 7/16/2003 at 1945 CDT, an ayres S2R-G6, N3105U, owned and flown by ron erickson was substantially damaged during takeoff during an aerial application flight near esmond, NE. The commercially rated pilot did not report any mechanical irregularities now were any disclosed at the accident site, which indicated the pilot lost directional control during the takeoff run on a private grass runway. Aircraft damage noted at site: both wingtips buckling and/or wrinkling and deformation at outboard rib 1 ft. inboard from tips, right aileron and rudder bent, both main landing gears buckled, tailwheel sheared off, shearing of fuselage aft of firewall at landing gear attachment points extending past steps, propeller blades bent forward and cowling bent. No injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 7/16/2003 AT 1945 CDT, AN AYRES S2R-G6, N3105U, OWNED AND FLOWN BY RON ERICKSON WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT NEAR ESMOND, NE. THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES NOW WERE ANY DISCLOSED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, WHICH INDICATED THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN ON A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE NOTED AT SITE: BOTH WINGTIPS BUCKLING AND/OR WRINKLING AND DEFORMATION AT OUTBOARD RIB 1 FT. INBOARD FROM TIPS, RIGHT AILERON AND RUDDER BENT, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS BUCKLED, TAILWHEEL SHEARED OFF, SHEARING OF FUSELAGE AFT OF FIREWALL AT LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT POINTS EXTENDING PAST STEPS, PROPELLER BLADES BENT FORWARD AND COWLING BENT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
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