What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated that this was his fourth flight of the day. He loaded 330 gallons of product and 80 gallons of fuel (544 pounds). Max gross for the plane is 8000 pounds. Airplane weight at takeoff calculated to be 7902 pounds. Runway length 2500. He described the wind at takeoff as light and variable. Nearby wind was reported as 310 degrees at 6 knots. He departed to the south on runway 18, began his climb and at 10-15 feet above the corn, he felt a gust and the plane settled into the corn. The spray boom contacted the corn first, which slowed the plane and drug it further into the corn.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS HIS FOURTH FLIGHT OF THE DAY. HE LOADED 330 GALLONS OF PRODUCT AND 80 GALLONS OF FUEL (544 POUNDS). MAX GROSS FOR THE PLANE IS 8000 POUNDS. AIRPLANE WEIGHT AT TAKEOFF CALCULATED TO BE 7902 POUNDS. RUNWAY LENGTH 2500. HE DESCRIBED THE WIND AT TAKEOFF AS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. NEARBY WIND WAS REPORTED AS 310 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. HE DEPARTED TO THE SOUTH ON RUNWAY 18, BEGAN HIS CLIMB AND AT 10-15 FEET ABOVE THE CORN, HE FELT A GUST AND THE PLANE SETTLED INTO THE CORN. THE SPRAY BOOM CONTACTED THE CORN FIRST, WHICH SLOWED THE PLANE AND DRUG IT FURTHER INTO THE CORN.
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