ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353226
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| Date: | Sunday 6 June 1999 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R-G10 Turbo Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Top Hat Aerial Application |
| Registration: | N3024U |
| MSN: | G10-108 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 982 hours |
| Engine model: | Allied Signal TP-331-10511M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Platte, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | (KLBF) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during takeoff roll, the aircraft '...started to go suddenly to the right. I used full left rudder and then applied left brake. [The] A/C continued right and went off [the] runway....' The pilot reported that the airplane had a counter-rotating propeller, and that during takeoff left rudder was required for directional control. He reported that he thought a gust of wind might have occurred. He reported that, 'I was behind it.'
Probable Cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99LA175
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 August 2005 | N3024U | Private | 0 | Davenport, North Dakota | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Mar-2024 11:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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