What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The commercial aerial applicator was lifting off just past mid-field from runway 35 at his home base airport when the engine sputtered twice and quit. The pilot was able to land on the runway but the aircraft continued approximately 200 feet past the end of the runway and flipped upside down in the soft dirt. Weather was not a factor except for the fact that it had rained recently and the field was extremely soft. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot was not injured in the accident, however he was exposed to chemical of mild toxicity on board the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE COMMERCIAL AERIAL APPLICATOR WAS LIFTING OFF JUST PAST MID-FIELD FROM RUNWAY 35 AT HIS HOME BASE AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED TWICE AND QUIT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE SOFT DIRT. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT IT HAD RAINED RECENTLY AND THE FIELD WAS EXTREMELY SOFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, HOWEVER HE WAS EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL OF MILD TOXICITY ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.