What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to pilot, he attempted to take off on a 2640 foot strip to complete a cropdusting run. Uplift was approximately 1950 lbs. Of chemicals in the hopper and 100 gallons of fuel. Approximately 3/4 of the way down the runway, with weight just coming off the mains, the aircraft hit a bump in the runway which forced the aircraft into a nose high configuration. An emergency dump was initiated but the aircraft stalled and settled into a corn field. The pilot indicated that the grass strip was wet from recent rains, the temperature was 96 degrees, and he had 10 degrees of flaps selected. This was his third run of the day. He indicated that he had carried more weight than that on previous flights. The aircraft ended up approximately 80 yards into a corn field at the west end of the strip. The pilot exited the aircraft unhurt. The aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO PILOT, HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON A 2640 FOOT STRIP TO COMPLETE A CROPDUSTING RUN. UPLIFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1950 LBS. OF CHEMICALS IN THE HOPPER AND 100 GALLONS OF FUEL. APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, WITH WEIGHT JUST COMING OFF THE MAINS, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BUMP IN THE RUNWAY WHICH FORCED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A NOSE HIGH CONFIGURATION. AN EMERGENCY DUMP WAS INITIATED BUT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SETTLED INTO A CORN FIELD. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE GRASS STRIP WAS WET FROM RECENT RAINS, THE TEMPERATURE WAS 96 DEGREES, AND HE HAD 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS SELECTED. THIS WAS HIS THIRD RUN OF THE DAY. HE INDICATED THAT HE HAD CARRIED MORE WEIGHT THAN THAT ON PREVIOUS FLIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP APPROXIMATELY 80 YARDS INTO A CORN FIELD AT THE WEST END OF THE STRIP. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNHURT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
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