What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 21, 2010, at approximately 1630 CDT an ayers S2R (thrush) settled to the ground while attempting to climb out after takeoff from the Knoll Airstrip, at Roe, Arkansas. The commercial pilot was not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated as an agricultural application flight by custom air, inc. under 14 CFR part 137 when the accident occurred. The flight originated on the Knoll Airstrip, Roe, Arkansas at 1630 CDT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The propeller control lever was found to be aft of the takeoff position (approximatley a "cruise" RPM setting) and the elevator trim tab lever was in the full nose down position. A downwind takeoff with approximately a 13 knot tailwind was attempted.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 21, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 CDT AN AYERS S2R (THRUSH) SETTLED TO THE GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OUT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE KNOLL AIRSTRIP, AT ROE, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION FLIGHT BY CUSTOM AIR, INC. UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON THE KNOLL AIRSTRIP, ROE, ARKANSAS AT 1630 CDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PROPELLER CONTROL LEVER WAS FOUND TO BE AFT OF THE TAKEOFF POSITION (APPROXIMATLEY A "CRUISE" RPM SETTING) AND THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB LEVER WAS IN THE FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION. A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF WITH APPROXIMATELY A 13 KNOT TAILWIND WAS ATTEMPTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.