What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Over boosted engine trying to miss unforseen wires. Impacted tail first in plowed field. Struck fence post. (.4) the pilot reported to the FAA that he was returning to the airstrip and was sight seeing, flying slow when he saw some power lines in front of him. He panicked and shoved the power up abruptly, the engine coughed and backfired and mushed into the ground. Fuel was found in the airplane and no discrepancies were reported with the airframe or the engine. Several attempts by the NTSB and FAA to reach the pilot and have him return the NTSB form 6120.1/2, were not successful. On November 25, 1998, the pilot returned the 6120.1/2. He said he had many addresses since the accident and never received the form. A new form was sent to him, and he said while he was on an aerial application flight the airplane's engine 'failed...at a low level,' and he had to set down 'immediately.' He landed in a bean field. He said, '...the plane landed fine but the tailwheel broke off and the plane ground looped...the terrain was rough...but was flat.' (-23) delayed report: pilot stated he was returning to field and was flying slow looking at some land. Power lines were noticed and full power applied engine coughed, pilot landed hard in bean field. Substantial damage to aircraft, no injury to pilot. Pilot did not report accident until later.
As the FAA filed it
OVER BOOSTED ENGINE TRYING TO MISS UNFORSEEN WIRES. IMPACTED TAIL FIRST IN PLOWED FIELD. STRUCK FENCE POST. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FAA THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRSTRIP AND WAS SIGHT SEEING, FLYING SLOW WHEN HE SAW SOME POWER LINES IN FRONT OF HIM. HE PANICKED AND SHOVED THE POWER UP ABRUPTLY, THE ENGINE COUGHED AND BACKFIRED AND MUSHED INTO THE GROUND. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRPLANE AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE REPORTED WITH THE AIRFRAME OR THE ENGINE. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BY THE NTSB AND FAA TO REACH THE PILOT AND HAVE HIM RETURN THE NTSB FORM 6120.1/2, WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. ON NOVEMBER 25, 1998, THE PILOT RETURNED THE 6120.1/2. HE SAID HE HAD MANY ADDRESSES SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND NEVER RECEIVED THE FORM. A NEW FORM WAS SENT TO HIM, AND HE SAID WHILE HE WAS ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE 'FAILED...AT A LOW LEVEL,' AND HE HAD TO SET DOWN 'IMMEDIATELY.' HE LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD. HE SAID, '...THE PLANE LANDED FINE BUT THE TAILWHEEL BROKE OFF AND THE PLANE GROUND LOOPED...THE TERRAIN WAS ROUGH...BUT WAS FLAT.' (-23) DELAYED REPORT: PILOT STATED HE WAS RETURNING TO FIELD AND WAS FLYING SLOW LOOKING AT SOME LAND. POWER LINES WERE NOTICED AND FULL POWER APPLIED ENGINE COUGHED, PILOT LANDED HARD IN BEAN FIELD. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, NO INJURY TO PILOT. PILOT DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL LATER.
NTSB investigation
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