What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After expelling chemical load pilot was in cruise flt returning to home base when powerplant power setting/rpm would not follow cockpit trottle movement. Pilot noticed a loss of power and elected to make an emergency landing in a soft dirt field the aircraft touched down uneventfully, however at the end of its roll-out the main wheels dug into the spot dirt and the a/l nosed over (slowly) coming to rest upside down. The prop l/h wing tip and cockpit upper roll bar was damaged. No pilot injuries. No fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER EXPELLING CHEMICAL LOAD PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLT RETURNING TO HOME BASE WHEN POWERPLANT POWER SETTING/RPM WOULD NOT FOLLOW COCKPIT TROTTLE MOVEMENT. PILOT NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER AND ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOFT DIRT FIELD THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN UNEVENTFULLY, HOWEVER AT THE END OF ITS ROLL-OUT THE MAIN WHEELS DUG INTO THE SPOT DIRT AND THE A/L NOSED OVER (SLOWLY) COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE PROP L/H WING TIP AND COCKPIT UPPER ROLL BAR WAS DAMAGED. NO PILOT INJURIES. NO FIRE.
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