What happened
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Landed in farm field due weather and low fuel. Stalled on talkeoff avoiding wires and trees. (-23) pilot stated excessive high oil temperature was contributory to making precautinary landing in large open pasture (about 3 miles from Lebanon airport). Found break in overcast and descended from approximately 11,000 feet and made perfect soft field landing. Decided to fly to Lebanon airport (3 miles). Waited approximately 2 hours, engine temperatures cooled. Started engine, taxiied down pasture and back to top of hill. Warm-up and ground check completed. Engine instruments were normal. Approximately 27OO feet to rotate speed point. Started takeoff. Approximately half way down to rotate point, hit small bump in turf causing aircraft to become prematurely airborne. Had to stay airborne because of ditch at bottom of hill and power line parallel with ditch. Cleared ditch, flew below power line and started climb. About 1800 feet of open pasture remaining. At approximately 100 feet altitude, decided to turn left into strong westerly wind (20-25 mph). Left wing apparently stalled and aircraft impacted with ground, wings le vel. Substantial damage. Minor head injury.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED IN FARM FIELD DUE WEATHER AND LOW FUEL. STALLED ON TALKEOFF AVOIDING WIRES AND TREES. (-23) PILOT STATED EXCESSIVE HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE WAS CONTRIBUTORY TO MAKING PRECAUTINARY LANDING IN LARGE OPEN PASTURE (ABOUT 3 MILES FROM LEBANON AIRPORT). FOUND BREAK IN OVERCAST AND DESCENDED FROM APPROXIMATELY 11,000 FEET AND MADE PERFECT SOFT FIELD LANDING. DECIDED TO FLY TO LEBANON AIRPORT (3 MILES). WAITED APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS, ENGINE TEMPERATURES COOLED. STARTED ENGINE, TAXIIED DOWN PASTURE AND BACK TO TOP OF HILL. WARM-UP AND GROUND CHECK COMPLETED. ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WERE NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY 27OO FEET TO ROTATE SPEED POINT. STARTED TAKEOFF. APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN TO ROTATE POINT, HIT SMALL BUMP IN TURF CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO BECOME PREMATURELY AIRBORNE. HAD TO STAY AIRBORNE BECAUSE OF DITCH AT BOTTOM OF HILL AND POWER LINE PARALLEL WITH DITCH. CLEARED DITCH, FLEW BELOW POWER LINE AND STARTED CLIMB. ABOUT 1800 FEET OF OPEN PASTURE REMAINING. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ALTITUDE, DECIDED TO TURN LEFT INTO STRONG WESTERLY WIND (20-25 MPH). LEFT WING APPARENTLY STALLED AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WITH GROUND, WINGS LE VEL. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MINOR HEAD INJURY.
NTSB investigation
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