What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 8/23/2013, at approximately 09:30 a.m. CST, the privacy data omitted operator of Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B aircraft, N8402K, s/n 687B, was acting as the pilot-in-command while engaging in a routine agricultural flight. On takeoff, the aircraft settled back into the ground at the departure end of the runway. From the pilots interview, he stated that he had performed a reduced power takeoff, which resulted in the aircraft not acquiring sufficient airspeed to remain in flight out of ground effect, settling into a soy bean field at the end of the runway. The aircraft sustained wing, fuselage, landing gear and propeller damage. There were no injuries to the PIC. The flight originated at a private agricultural airstrip approximately 5 miles west of Walnut Ridge, AR under visual metrological conditions. A flight plan was not filed and no flight services used.
As the FAA filed it
ON 8/23/2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:30 A.M. CST, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATOR OF GULFSTREAM-SCHWEIZER G-164B AIRCRAFT, N8402K, S/N 687B, WAS ACTING AS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WHILE ENGAGING IN A ROUTINE AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT. ON TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK INTO THE GROUND AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. FROM THE PILOTS INTERVIEW, HE STATED THAT HE HAD PERFORMED A REDUCED POWER TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT NOT ACQUIRING SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO REMAIN IN FLIGHT OUT OF GROUND EFFECT, SETTLING INTO A SOY BEAN FIELD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED WING, FUSELAGE, LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PIC. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WEST OF WALNUT RIDGE, AR UNDER VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED AND NO FLIGHT SERVICES USED.
Other reports on N8402K · 5
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