What happened
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Narrative: on scene investigation on 7-13-97 found aircraft parked in a wheat field with the left main gear collapsed. No injuries. Pilot and passenger (wife) exited aircraft through the cabin door after the a/c came to rest. A/c departed Spokane airport (geg) at 1600 on 7-13-97. On climb at approx 3400 feet the pilot noticed that the EGT indicator showed high exhaust temp. He went to full rich mixture, switched on the boost pump, switched tanks to no avail. The engine lost power and then stopped. The propeller continued to windmill. A landing at an airport was not possible and the pilot elected to put it down in the wheat field. He touched down at 80 knots, traveled 175 yards, crossed under power lines, rolled across 5 mile road, collapsed the left main gear and stopped in another wheat field. Obvious damage to the a/c includes popped rivets and small wrinkles on the top of the inboard left wing and a gentle bend back of the prop tips. By 1930 that evening the a/c had been put back on its gear and towed to a safer location. A careful evaluation of the definition of "substantial" damage in 8020.11A causes this damage to be classified as "minor." The pilot filled out nts b form 6120.1/2. Issued ferry permit for flight to lakeport, CA on 9-9-97. Notified wichita aco of possible contributory cause being water trapped in bladder type fuel cells installed in accordance with STC SA2277CE. Engineer paul pendleton to review STC on Friday 9-12-97. Mechanic preparing a/c for flight is harold morgan privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON SCENE INVESTIGATION ON 7-13-97 FOUND AIRCRAFT PARKED IN A WHEAT FIELD WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES. PILOT AND PASSENGER (WIFE) EXITED AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE CABIN DOOR AFTER THE A/C CAME TO REST. A/C DEPARTED SPOKANE AIRPORT (GEG) AT 1600 ON 7-13-97. ON CLIMB AT APPROX 3400 FEET THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE EGT INDICATOR SHOWED HIGH EXHAUST TEMP.HE WENT TO FULL RICH MIXTURE, SWITCHED ON THE BOOST PUMP, SWITCHED TANKS TO NO AVAIL. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THEN STOPPED. THE PROPELLER CONTINUED TO WINDMILL. A LANDING AT AN AIRPORT WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO PUT IT DOWN IN THE WHEAT FIELD. HE TOUCHED DOWN AT 80 KNOTS, TRAVELED 175 YARDS, CROSSED UNDER POWER LINES, ROLLED ACROSS 5 MILE ROAD, COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND STOPPED IN ANOTHER WHEAT FIELD. OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO THE A/C INCLUDES POPPED RIVETS AND SMALL WRINKLES ON THE TOP OF THE INBOARD LEFT WING AND A GENTLE BEND BACK OF THE PROP TIPS. BY 1930 THAT EVENING THE A/C HAD BEEN PUT BACK ON ITS GEAR AND TOWED TO A SAFER LOCATION. A CAREFUL EVALUATION OF THE DEFINITION OF "SUBSTANTIAL" DAMAGE IN 8020.11A CAUSES THIS DAMAGE TO BE CLASSIFIED AS "MINOR." THE PILOT FILLED OUT NTS B FORM 6120.1/2. ISSUED FERRY PERMIT FOR FLIGHT TO LAKEPORT, CA ON 9-9-97. NOTIFIED WICHITA ACO OF POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTORY CAUSE BEING WATER TRAPPED IN BLADDER TYPE FUEL CELLS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STC SA2277CE. ENGINEER PAUL PENDLETON TO REVIEW STC ON FRIDAY 9-12-97. MECHANIC PREPARING A/C FOR FLIGHT IS HAROLD MORGAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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