What happened
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Acft crashed during aerial application and sustained substantial damage. (-23) on 07/12/99 at 07:50 MDT, PA-25, N7329Z, owned by olson aerial application, inc. and flown by steven l. olson was substantially damaged during an aerial application flight. The commercial rated pilot did not report any mechanical irregularities nor were any disclosed at the accident site, which indicated a controlled flight into terrain while initiating a swath run. Aircraft damage noted at site: l. main gear sheared off, r. main gear buckled. R. wing leading edge bent 2' from wing root caused by r. gear. Propeller tips bent. L. wing separated from fuselage at root, #5 former rib broken, trailing edge deformation between #6 and #7 rib, some wrinkling at root. Engine cowling bent. Fuselage bent l. side 2' behind trailing edge.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) ON 07/12/99 AT 07:50 MDT, PA-25, N7329Z, OWNED BY OLSON AERIAL APPLICATION, INC. AND FLOWN BY STEVEN L. OLSON WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES NOR WERE ANY DISCLOSED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, WHICH INDICATED A CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN WHILE INITIATING A SWATH RUN. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE NOTED AT SITE: L. MAIN GEAR SHEARED OFF, R. MAIN GEAR BUCKLED. R. WING LEADING EDGE BENT 2' FROM WING ROOT CAUSED BY R. GEAR. PROPELLER TIPS BENT. L. WING SEPARATED FROM FUSELAGE AT ROOT, #5 FORMER RIB BROKEN, TRAILING EDGE DEFORMATION BETWEEN #6 AND #7 RIB, SOME WRINKLING AT ROOT. ENGINE COWLING BENT. FUSELAGE BENT L. SIDE 2' BEHIND TRAILING EDGE.
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