What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was attempting to land on a farm strip just after sunset. Due in part to blowing dust from a passing vehicle the pilot mistook a soft field next to the strip for the runway. The aircraft nosed down damaging the prop, cowling, engine, tailwheel, and left wingtip. He sustained no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A FARM STRIP JUST AFTER SUNSET. DUE IN PART TO BLOWING DUST FROM A PASSING VEHICLE THE PILOT MISTOOK A SOFT FIELD NEXT TO THE STRIP FOR THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN DAMAGING THE PROP, COWLING, ENGINE, TAILWHEEL, AND LEFT WINGTIP. HE SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.
Other reports on N40126 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Incident 20190311001199ICruise/Level Flight · Firebaugh, CAOn March 11, 2019, N40126 an Ayres thrush was involved in an incident when the aircraft landed in a orchard. The aircraft was returning from an agricultural application, 20 nautical miles (NM) away when the engine suddenly flamed out. The aircraft landed with…Incident 20010416006219ILow Level Operations · Firebaugh, CA(-23) On April 12, 2001 at approx. 1230 local time (PDT), N40126 a Ayres-S2-RT34 restricted airplane had a wire strike while approaching a field to spray. The airplane severed several feet of wire cable, approx. 1" in diameter. After the wire strike the a/c…Incident 19980825022149ILow Level Operations · Firesbaugh, CAAircraft N40126 was flying ten miles north of firebaugh, CA, approximately three miles north of highway thirty-three, one half mile north of valeria avenure and one mile west of jerold avenue. Flying in a easterly direction, the aircraft made a reconnaissance…