What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 24, 2005, at 1400 CDT, an air tractor AT-402A, N198AS, settled into the ground approximately 1/4 mile off the end of the runway while conducting a downwind takeoff. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated as an aerial application flight by privacy data omitted d/b/a runsick flying service, under 14 CFR part 137 when the accident occurred. The flight originated at the runsick agricultural dirt airstrip at Cherry Valley, Arkansas, at 1400 CDT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The pilot informed the investigating inspector he made a downwind takeoff. The 400 gallon hopper was full (to the top) of nitrogen area pelletized fertilized. The pilot pointed out where the main wheels contacted a rice levee within approximately 300 feet of the departure end of the runway. The aircraft continued on for approximately 1/4 mile before striking another levee, then it struck a ditch which represented the main impact point. The aircraft came to rest approximately 100 feet beyond the ditch.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 24, 2005, AT 1400 CDT, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-402A, N198AS, SETTLED INTO THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHILE CONDUCTING A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ D/B/A RUNSICK FLYING SERVICE, UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE RUNSICK AGRICULTURAL DIRT AIRSTRIP AT CHERRY VALLEY, ARKANSAS, AT 1400 CDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT INFORMED THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR HE MADE A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. THE 400 GALLON HOPPER WAS FULL (TO THE TOP) OF NITROGEN AREA PELLETIZED FERTILIZED. THE PILOT POINTED OUT WHERE THE MAIN WHEELS CONTACTED A RICE LEVEE WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE BEFORE STRIKING ANOTHER LEVEE, THEN IT STRUCK A DITCH WHICH REPRESENTED THE MAIN IMPACT POINT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEYOND THE DITCH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.