What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 15, 2005, at 1415 CDT, while attempting takeoff, a Cessna CE-188, N4894R, went off the left side of the runway causing the right main gear to collapse. 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 Douglas co LLC (R4DG), under 14 CFR part 137 when the accident occurred. The flight originated on runway 01 at Osceola, Arkansas (7M4), at 1413 CDT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The pilot stated that he attempted a crosswind takeoff (wind 10-15 mph out of west) with a full hopper of fertilizer. The pilot stated he realized the airplane was drifting right of centerline during the takeoff roll, so he applied more aileron and rudder correction and got the tail wheel in the air. Pilot stated the wind appeared to change velocity causing an overcorrection. The result was the aircraft drifted too FAR left of centerline causing the right main gear to get in the grass, which was freshly mowed. The right main gear got hung up in a rut that had been formed by the mowing equipment tractor which caused the gear to collapse.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 15, 2005, AT 1415 CDT, WHILE ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF, A CESSNA CE-188, N4894R, WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE. 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 DOUGLAS CO LLC (R4DG), UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON RUNWAY 01 AT OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS (7M4), AT 1413 CDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED A CROSSWIND TAKEOFF (WIND 10-15 MPH OUT OF WEST) WITH A FULL HOPPER OF FERTILIZER. THE PILOT STATED HE REALIZED THE AIRPLANE WAS DRIFTING RIGHT OF CENTERLINE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, SO HE APPLIED MORE AILERON AND RUDDER CORRECTION AND GOT THE TAIL WHEEL IN THE AIR. PILOT STATED THE WIND APPEARED TO CHANGE VELOCITY CAUSING AN OVERCORRECTION. THE RESULT WAS THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TOO FAR LEFT OF CENTERLINE CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO GET IN THE GRASS, WHICH WAS FRESHLY MOWED. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR GOT HUNG UP IN A RUT THAT HAD BEEN FORMED BY THE MOWING EQUIPMENT TRACTOR WHICH CAUSED THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.