What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On June 6, 1998, at 1400 central daylight time, a Grumman G164, N710Y, while maneuvering at low altitude, encountered crops and impacted the terrain near sandwich, Illinois. The pilot was not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated as a personal flight under 14 CFR part 91. The pilot was practicing aerial applications when the accident occurred. The flight originated in leland, Illinois, at 1300 central daylight time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. (.4)during practice aerial application maneuvers the airplane impacted the terrain. The pilot said that he was making practice spray runs over a wheat field when the airplane encountered a gust of wind and one of the main landing gear got into the wheat. He was unable to recover before the airplane impacted the terrain. (-23) pilot was practicing aerial application maneuvers & procedures and flew the aircraft too low. The aircraft's main landing gear became entangled in the crops and the pilot was not able to fly out of the condition. The aircraft was pulled down into the crops and impacted the ground inverted.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JUNE 6, 1998, AT 1400 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN G164, N710Y, WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE, ENCOUNTERED CROPS AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN NEAR SANDWICH, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING AERIAL APPLICATIONS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN LELAND, ILLINOIS, AT 1300 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. (.4)DURING PRACTICE AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS MAKING PRACTICE SPRAY RUNS OVER A WHEAT FIELD WHEN THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AND ONE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR GOT INTO THE WHEAT. HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. (-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS & PROCEDURES AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TOO LOW. THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN LANDING GEAR BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE CROPS AND THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO FLY OUT OF THE CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED DOWN INTO THE CROPS AND IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.