What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft engine failed during aerial application, the pilot made an emergency landing in a corn field, and the acft sustained substantial damage on landing. (-23) on August 17, 1999 the pilot damaged the landing gear and propeller during a power out landing in Snyder, TX. An inspection of the engine reveiled a machine screw had fallen out of the fuel control housing body and a broken safety wire. The three remaining screws in the body of the fuel control were also lose and the body of the fuel control was not mated along the gasket line. Bendix fuel control, sn;194160 (pn;2534439-4) was overhauled June 16, 1995 at 1372 hobbs hours; it failed 17 aug 1999 at 2624.6 hobbs hours.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT ENGINE FAILED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD, AND THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON LANDING. (-23) ON AUGUST 17, 1999 THE PILOT DAMAGED THE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER DURING A POWER OUT LANDING IN SNYDER, TX. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEILED A MACHINE SCREW HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE FUEL CONTROL HOUSING BODY AND A BROKEN SAFETY WIRE. THE THREE REMAINING SCREWS IN THE BODY OF THE FUEL CONTROL WERE ALSO LOSE AND THE BODY OF THE FUEL CONTROL WAS NOT MATED ALONG THE GASKET LINE. BENDIX FUEL CONTROL, SN;194160 (PN;2534439-4) WAS OVERHAULED JUNE 16, 1995 AT 1372 HOBBS HOURS; IT FAILED 17 AUG 1999 AT 2624.6 HOBBS HOURS.
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