What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Daily report received on 08-01-05 at 0655 am. Contacted aircraft owner, privacy data omitted at mid cal ag aviation inc. obtained name of the pilot and a brief description of accident. privacy data omitted Stated that the aircraft went off the end of the runway and tangled in weeds, got sideways, tore off right main landing gear, both wings damaged, prop strike, fuselage may be twisted. Pilot unhurt. Aircraft was carrying liquid snow, an application for tomatoes. Contacted the pilot, privacy data omitted. He stated that he started flying at about 8 am and had made several loads. On the accident load, approximately 1300, he purposely reduced the hopper load as the air temperature was climbing. He used all available runway for take off. The aircraft became airborne, then settled back to the runway. He attempted to dump the load, but ran out of time. At this time, no more runway remained and the aircraft went into the weeds at the end. Directional control was lost, the right main landing gear was torn off, and the aircraft rocked and damaged both wings, and the prop contacted the ground. The pilot stated that other than a very bumpy ride, he was unhurt. Approximate air temperature at time of accidentwas estimated to be between 95 to 100 degrees f. the runway length at the accident strip is 2000 ft from the loading pad. 2600 ft is available and the pilot stated that he backed up from the pad to provide more than 2000 ft available runway. End.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DAILY REPORT RECEIVED ON 08-01-05 AT 0655 AM. CONTACTED AIRCRAFT OWNER, ^PRIVACY DA^ AT MID CAL AG AVIATION INC. OBTAINED NAME OF THE PILOT AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TANGLED IN WEEDS, GOT SIDEWAYS, TORE OFF RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, BOTH WINGS DAMAGED, PROP STRIKE, FUSELAGE MAY BE TWISTED. PILOT UNHURT. AIRCRAFT WAS CARRYING LIQUID SNOW, AN APPLICATION FOR TOMATOES. CONTACTED THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA^. HE STATED THAT HE STARTED FLYING AT ABOUT 8 AM AND HAD MADE SEVERAL LOADS. ON THE ACCIDENT LOAD, APPROXIMATELY 1300, HE PURPOSELY REDUCED THE HOPPER LOAD AS THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS CLIMBING. HE USED ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY FOR TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THEN SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. HE ATTEMPTED TO DUMP THE LOAD, BUT RAN OUT OF TIME. AT THIS TIME, NO MORE RUNWAY REMAINED AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE WEEDS AT THE END. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF, AND THE AIRCRAFT ROCKED AND DAMAGED BOTH WINGS, AND THE PROP CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT OTHER THAN A VERY BUMPY RIDE, HE WAS UNHURT. APPROXIMATE AIR TEMPERATURE AT TIME OF ACCIDENTWAS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 95 TO 100 DEGREES F. THE RUNWAY LENGTH AT THE ACCIDENT STRIP IS 2000 FT FROM THE LOADING PAD. 2600 FT IS AVAILABLE AND THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BACKED UP FROM THE PAD TO PROVIDE MORE THAN 2000 FT AVAILABLE RUNWAY. END.
NTSB investigation
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