What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft lost power during aerial application. Pilot diverted to an open, adjacent filed for emergency landing. Aircraft landing gear bogged down causing a nose over during roll out dmaaged propeller, leading edge of right wing and rudder. Aircraft was recovered after fuel was sampled, and fuel filters were inspected with negative findings. Accident occured on third flight of the day with an estimated 55 gallons of fuel remaining. Fuel source was retested and the caused of the mechanicla failure was investigated and determined to be due to failure of the direct drive torque sensor. Mdr will be submitted with photographs of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. PILOT DIVERTED TO AN OPEN, ADJACENT FILED FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR BOGGED DOWN CAUSING A NOSE OVER DURING ROLL OUT DMAAGED PROPELLER, LEADING EDGE OF RIGHT WING AND RUDDER. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AFTER FUEL WAS SAMPLED, AND FUEL FILTERS WERE INSPECTED WITH NEGATIVE FINDINGS. ACCIDENT OCCURED ON THIRD FLIGHT OF THE DAY WITH AN ESTIMATED 55 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. FUEL SOURCE WAS RETESTED AND THE CAUSED OF THE MECHANICLA FAILURE WAS INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE DIRECT DRIVE TORQUE SENSOR. MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.