What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 15, 2012 at 1645 local time an Air tractor 502 registered to tri-county ag service, inc. was involved in an aircraft accident, when the aircraft departed (180 degrees heading) a private strip (2SD9) and failed to develop lift and rolled off of the end of the runway. The aircraft rolled across SD highway 12 and came to rest approximately 400 – 500 feet off the end of the runway and was substantially damaged. The pilot sustained no juries. The pilot stated the aircraft was developing power. The engine was at maximum torque and engine itt was at red line. The pilot was planning to conduct agricultural aerial application operations at the time of the accident, VMC flight conditions prevailed. According to the pilot, prevailing winds were 0-6 miles per hour and were not a factor in the accident. The pilot holds a commercial certificate privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 15, 2012 AT 1645 LOCAL TIME AN AIR TRACTOR 502 REGISTERED TO TRI-COUNTY AG SERVICE, INC. WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED (180 DEGREES HEADING) A PRIVATE STRIP (2SD9) AND FAILED TO DEVELOP LIFT AND ROLLED OFF OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ACROSS SD HIGHWAY 12 AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 400 – 500 FEET OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO JURIES.THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEVELOPING POWER. THE ENGINE WAS AT MAXIMUM TORQUE AND ENGINE ITT WAS AT RED LINE. THE PILOT WAS PLANNING TO CONDUCT AGRICULTURAL AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, VMC FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, PREVAILING WINDS WERE 0-6 MILES PER HOUR AND WERE NOT A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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