What happened
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Aircraft attempted a departure from 25IL (Holzwarth Flying Service airport) runway 27. During the chemical load and taxi to the runway the pilot verified the winds via the two windsocks and a garmin handheld GPS with weather capability. This was the 6th load for the pilot that day. Throughout the day the winds had been shifting requiring the use of both runway 27 and 9. Upon takeoff the pilot stated that the aircraft would not climb. At this time the pilot initiated a load dump. He continued the dump until the aircraft attained a positive rate of climb. At this time the pilot discontinued the load dump. As the aircraft passed from the runway environment to the corn field at the departure end of the runway, the aircraft began to settle. The pilot restarted the load dump again, but the aircraft came in contact with the corn and subsequently the ground. The aircraft was destroyed and came to rest facing 180 degrees from departure heading and 1200FT from the departure end of the runway. Witnesses stated that directly following the accident the winds were out of the south-east (causing a quartering tailwind) at around 6 knots.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A DEPARTURE FROM 25IL (HOLZWARTH FLYING SERVICE AIRPORT) RUNWAY 27. DURING THE CHEMICAL LOAD AND TAXI TO THE RUNWAY THE PILOT VERIFIED THE WINDS VIA THE TWO WINDSOCKS AND A GARMIN HANDHELD GPS WITH WEATHER CAPABILITY. THIS WAS THE 6TH LOAD FOR THE PILOT THAT DAY. THROUGHOUT THE DAY THE WINDS HAD BEEN SHIFTING REQUIRING THE USE OF BOTH RUNWAY 27 AND 9. UPON TAKEOFF THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT INITIATED A LOAD DUMP. HE CONTINUED THE DUMP UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT ATTAINED A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT DISCONTINUED THE LOAD DUMP. AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED FROM THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT TO THE CORN FIELD AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE. THE PILOT RESTARTED THE LOAD DUMP AGAIN, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE CORN AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND CAME TO REST FACING 180 DEGREES FROM DEPARTURE HEADING AND 1200FT FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. WITNESSES STATED THAT DIRECTLY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SOUTH-EAST (CAUSING A QUARTERING TAILWIND) AT AROUND 6 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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