What happened
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(-23) On June 29, 2000, at 0900 CDT a air tractor AT-500-502, N91891, operated by willmar aerial spraying sustained substantial damage when attempting to land on a dirt road. The aircraft made an emergency landing after the enigne lost power. The aircraft landed on a gravel road striking a speed limit sign with the left wing leading edge, flap and aileron sustaining damage. Pilot had two mechanics bleed the engine fuel lines and restarted the engine, at 1 pm the pilot decided he could fly the aircraft back to the priva te airstrip in mayville, ND. Once the aircraft began to lift off the aircraft began to roll left, and continued to roll left resulting in the left wing impacting the ground. The title 14 CFR part 137 flight had been operating under VFR conditions. The pilot reported no inuries. The flight originated from a private strip in mayville, north dakota.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 29, 2000, AT 0900 CDT A AIR TRACTOR AT-500-502, N91891, OPERATED BY WILLMAR AERIAL SPRAYING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER THE ENIGNE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A GRAVEL ROAD STRIKING A SPEED LIMIT SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, FLAP AND AILERON SUSTAINING DAMAGE. PILOT HAD TWO MECHANICS BLEED THE ENGINE FUEL LINES AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AT 1 PM THE PILOT DECIDED HE COULD FLY THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE PRIVA TE AIRSTRIP IN MAYVILLE, ND. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LIFT OFF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL LEFT, AND CONTINUED TO ROLL LEFT RESULTING IN THE LEFT WING IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT HAD BEEN OPERATING UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE STRIP IN MAYVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA.
NTSB investigation
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