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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-401 · Nekoosa, WI · August 5, 2015

Date
August 5, 2015 · 13:30 local
Place
Nekoosa, WI
Airport
Nekoosa, Wi
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
PFKG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1539U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA345
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-401
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
443 total123 in this make and model123 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated on takeoff roll, aircraft tail came up then settled but continued take off to rotation. Aircraft settled to ground departing ground effect. Departing ground effect load was released. Aircraft hit standing corn at end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT TAIL CAME UP THEN SETTLED BUT CONTINUED TAKE OFF TO ROTATION. AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO GROUND DEPARTING GROUND EFFECT. DEPARTING GROUND EFFECT LOAD WAS RELEASED. AIRCRAFT HIT STANDING CORN AT END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.