What happened
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On July 10, 2009, 1230 local, AT-502B, N60023, serial # 502B-315, was taking off from a private airstrip located approx 3 NM se of Reydell, AR to fertilize a local field. The aircraft departed with a heading of 5 degrees and was loaded with 2800 lbs of urea, a fuel load of about 720 lbs, with an air temperature of 90 degrees. At about 10' AGL the pilot initiated a right hand turn then felt a push from the left aft of the aircraft. He turned the aircraft left crossing over a swamp parallel to the runway and the aircraft lost altitude impacting the ground approx 250' nw of the runway. The aircraft slid an additional 150' coming to rest on top of a levy with an aircraft heading of approx 80 degrees. The left wheel departed the aircraft during the slide, the right wheel buckled under the right wing, and the tail wheel remained attached via a cable. Both wings and fuselage suffered substantial damage and the prop blades bent backwards. There was no post impact fire and the commercial rated pilot was not injured. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 137 agricultural aerial application under visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 10, 2009, 1230 LOCAL, AT-502B, N60023, SERIAL # 502B-315, WAS TAKING OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED APPROX 3 NM SE OF REYDELL, AR TO FERTILIZE A LOCAL FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH A HEADING OF 5 DEGREES AND WAS LOADED WITH 2800 LBS OF UREA, A FUEL LOAD OF ABOUT 720 LBS, WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES. AT ABOUT 10' AGL THE PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT HAND TURN THEN FELT A PUSH FROM THE LEFT AFT OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT CROSSING OVER A SWAMP PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROX 250' NW OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID AN ADDITIONAL 150' COMING TO REST ON TOP OF A LEVY WITH AN AIRCRAFT HEADING OF APPROX 80 DEGREES. THE LEFT WHEEL DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE SLIDE, THE RIGHT WHEEL BUCKLED UNDER THE RIGHT WING, AND THE TAIL WHEEL REMAINED ATTACHED VIA A CABLE. BOTH WINGS AND FUSELAGE SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PROP BLADES BENT BACKWARDS. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE AND THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AGRICULTURAL AERIAL APPLICATION UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
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