What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot reported that he was attempting to takeoff from runway 10, a 3,502-foot-long, 150-foot-wide, asphaltrunway. The airplane accelerated to takeoff speed and lifted-off without incident. As the airplane climbed to 10 to 15FEET above the runway, the pilot observed smoke coming from the engine exhaust. He leveled the airplane; however, itsettled back onto the runway. The pilot checked the engine torque, which was normal, and rotated for takeoff as theairplane approached the end of the runway. As the airplane climbed to 10 to 15 feet above the ground, it began to settleonto a grass area beyond the runway. The airplane rolled on the grass for about 100 to 150 feet, before the pilot electedto abort the takeoff. The airplane subsequently struck the airport fence and trees, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage, beforecoming to rest in a parking lot. Initial examination of the airframe and engine by representatives from Air Tractor, and pratt whitney Canada, underthe supervision of a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, did not reveal any preimpact malfunctions. Theairplane will be examined further at a later date.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 10, A 3,502-FOOT-LONG, 150-FOOT-WIDE, ASPHALTRUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED TO TAKEOFF SPEED AND LIFTED-OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT. AS THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED TO 10 TO 15FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST. HE LEVELED THE AIRPLANE; HOWEVER, ITSETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT CHECKED THE ENGINE TORQUE, WHICH WAS NORMAL, AND ROTATED FOR TAKEOFF AS THEAIRPLANE APPROACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED TO 10 TO 15 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, IT BEGAN TO SETTLEONTO A GRASS AREA BEYOND THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED ON THE GRASS FOR ABOUT 100 TO 150 FEET, BEFORE THE PILOT ELECTEDTO ABORT THE TAKEOFF.THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THE AIRPORT FENCE AND TREES, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND THE FUSELAGE, BEFORECOMING TO REST IN A PARKING LOT.INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM AIR TRACTOR, AND PRATT WHITNEY CANADA, UNDERTHE SUPERVISION OF A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREIMPACT MALFUNCTIONS. THEAIRPLANE WILL BE EXAMINED FURTHER AT A LATER DATE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.