What happened
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(-23) On 8/29/2005 at 1530 CDT, an Ayres S2R-G10, N3024U, operated by plath aviation and flown by the pilot privacy data omitted was substantially damaged during an aerial application flight. The commercial rated pilot did not report any mechanical irregularities nor were any disclosed at the accident site or reported by an eye witness. The investigation disclosed that during takeoff the aircraft was not accelerated while in ground effect and settled into a corn field at the departure end of the privately owned grass strip at Davenport, ND. Aircraft following damage was noted at the site: both main landing gear buckled. Right leading edge rib damaged by landing gear. Some signs of deformation of the fuselage. Right wing root damage, propeller blades bent.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 8/29/2005 AT 1530 CDT, AN AYRES S2R-G10, N3024U, OPERATED BY PLATH AVIATION AND FLOWN BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES NOR WERE ANY DISCLOSED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE OR REPORTED BY AN EYE WITNESS. THE INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ACCELERATED WHILE IN GROUND EFFECT AND SETTLED INTO A CORN FIELD AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE PRIVATELY OWNED GRASS STRIP AT DAVENPORT, ND. AIRCRAFT FOLLOWING DAMAGE WAS NOTED AT THE SITE: BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR BUCKLED. RIGHT LEADING EDGE RIB DAMAGED BY LANDING GEAR. SOME SIGNS OF DEFORMATION OF THE FUSELAGE. RIGHT WING ROOT DAMAGE, PROPELLER BLADES BENT.
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