What happened
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(-23) 05/26/05, Approx. 15:30, N93982, a PZL-M-18 dormader operated by hoxie flying service crashed on take off from a grass strip in Clover Bend, Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. Aircraft had made numerous take off and landings on same strip during the course of the day. Pilot stated that just after lift off, everything was normal and at about 10 feet off the runway the right wing was hit by what he referred to as a small twisted (commonly known as a dust devil) causing the aircraft to yaw to the right and lose speed. He stated he was unable to regain speed and rt wing tip contacted the ground then rt main landing gear, aircraft turned 90 degrees and slid sideways contacting a rice levy and an access road levy. Aircraft came to rest across the access road sustaining subtantial damage with no injuries to pilot. Pilot also states that all flight controls and engine were operating properly.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 05/26/05, APPROX. 15:30, N93982, A PZL-M-18 DORMADER OPERATED BY HOXIE FLYING SERVICE CRASHED ON TAKE OFF FROM A GRASS STRIP IN CLOVER BEND, ARKANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. AIRCRAFT HAD MADE NUMEROUS TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS ON SAME STRIP DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY. PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER LIFT OFF, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL AND AT ABOUT 10 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY THE RIGHT WING WAS HIT BY WHAT HE REFERRED TO AS A SMALL TWISTED (COMMONLY KNOWN AS A DUST DEVIL) CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE RIGHT AND LOSE SPEED. HE STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN SPEED AND RT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND THEN RT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AIRCRAFT TURNED 90 DEGREES AND SLID SIDEWAYS CONTACTING A RICE LEVY AND AN ACCESS ROAD LEVY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ACROSS THE ACCESS ROAD SUSTAINING SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO PILOT. PILOT ALSO STATES THAT ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ENGINE WERE OPERATING PROPERLY.
NTSB investigation
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