What happened
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Acft landed on a farm strip, the left wing struck corn plants, and the acft ground looped. (.19) on July 15, 1999, at 1645 central daylight time, a Stinson 108-3, N4072C, piloted by a Private pilot, sustained substantial damage during an on-ground collision with terrain while landing at a Private airstrip (1,900 feet by 45 feet, dry/grass) near Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot, the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The flight departed the east troy municipal airport, east troy, Wisconsin, at 1615. The pilot reported that during the left wingtip contacted the corn on the side of the landing strip and the airplane veered left into the corn field. (-23)at touch down the l wing of the aircraft was drug in the corn and it pulled the aircraft into the corn field and it flipped over onto its back. The landing strip was approx 60' wide with tall corn on l and tall weeds on r.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LANDED ON A FARM STRIP, THE LEFT WING STRUCK CORN PLANTS, AND THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED. (.19) ON JULY 15, 1999, AT 1645 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A STINSON 108-3, N4072C, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN WHILE LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (1,900 FEET BY 45 FEET, DRY/GRASS) NEAR JOHNSON CREEK, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE EAST TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, EAST TROY, WISCONSIN, AT 1615. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE CORN ON THE SIDE OF THE LANDING STRIP AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT INTO THE CORN FIELD. (-23)AT TOUCH DOWN THE L WING OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRUG IN THE CORN AND IT PULLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE CORN FIELD AND IT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE LANDING STRIP WAS APPROX 60' WIDE WITH TALL CORN ON L AND TALL WEEDS ON R.
NTSB investigation
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