What happened
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Acft was involved in a aerial application when the engine quit. Acft rolled and crashed in a field. Carlisle, AR. (.4)while climbing for the turn-around maneuver during an aerial application, the engine began to lose power. Despite his efforts during using the wobble pump, the engine lost power. A forced landing was performed to a plowed, soft field. The airplane nosed over during the landing. The pilot reported that the fuel gages indicated over 1/2 at the time of departure, and slightly over 1/4 full when the engine lost power. Examination of the fuel tank revealed readings representative of 'empty.' Inspection of the fuel tanks did not reveal any fuel leakage or spillage. (-23) at about 8:00 am on 04/10/98, dromader M-18, N7046Y, owned by almond aviation of Carlisle, AR, and operated by pilot richard a nall, experienced a loss of power during aerial application being conducted 12 miles south of Carlisle municipal airport. The pilot reported that the engine began to cut out, and that using the wobble pump did not restore power. Shortly thereafter, the engine quit running. The pilot executed a forced landing to the east in a land-planed rice field of limited length. The surface of the rice field was soft to a depth of 4 to 6 inches. The landing was executed downwind, and the pilot elected to do a wheel landing due to the fact that he was approaching an embankment on the east end of the field and had to get stopped. The aircraft touched down, rolled about 400 feet, and flipped over. Despite the fact that the cockpit was completely crushed, the pilot was able to extricate himself, receiving only minor injuries. The aircraft was found to have exhausted its fuel supply.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS INVOLVED IN A AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. ACFT ROLLED AND CRASHED IN A FIELD. CARLISLE, AR. (.4)WHILE CLIMBING FOR THE TURN-AROUND MANEUVER DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. DESPITE HIS EFFORTS DURING USING THE WOBBLE PUMP, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED TO A PLOWED, SOFT FIELD. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FUEL GAGES INDICATED OVER 1/2 AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE, AND SLIGHTLY OVER 1/4 FULL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL TANK REVEALED READINGS REPRESENTATIVE OF 'EMPTY.' INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS DID NOT REVEAL ANY FUEL LEAKAGE OR SPILLAGE. (-23) AT ABOUT 8:00 AM ON 04/10/98, DROMADER M-18, N7046Y, OWNED BY ALMOND AVIATION OF CARLISLE, AR, AND OPERATED BY PILOT RICHARD A NALL, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DURING AERIAL APPLICATION BEING CONDUCTED 12 MILES SOUTH OF CARLISLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO CUT OUT, AND THAT USING THE WOBBLE PUMP DID NOT RESTORE POWER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO THE EAST IN A LAND-PLANED RICE FIELD OF LIMITED LENGTH. THE SURFACE OF THE RICE FIELD WAS SOFT TO A DEPTH OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. THE LANDING WAS EXECUTED DOWNWIND, AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO DO A WHEEL LANDING DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE WAS APPROACHING AN EMBANKMENT ON THE EAST END OF THE FIELD AND HAD TO GET STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, ROLLED ABOUT 400 FEET, AND FLIPPED OVER. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE COCKPIT WAS COMPLETELY CRUSHED, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXTRICATE HIMSELF, RECEIVING ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE EXHAUSTED ITS FUEL SUPPLY.
NTSB investigation
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