What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot had been conducting agricultural operations with the M-18. While landing at the gravel strip where loading operations were being conducted, the aircraft touched down halfway down the runway toward the loading area with a tailwind. A semi-truck loaded with fertilizer was parked at the end of the strip. The pilot was unable to stop the aircraft and elect to go-around. On go-around the aircraft struck the truck with the apreader forcing it into a gain field. The aircraft was destoyed by ground impact and post impact fire. The pilot escaped with minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT HAD BEEN CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS WITH THE M-18. WHILE LANDING AT THE GRAVEL STRIP WHERE LOADING OPERATIONS WERE BEING CONDUCTED, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY TOWARD THE LOADING AREA WITH A TAILWIND. A SEMI-TRUCK LOADED WITH FERTILIZER WAS PARKED AT THE END OF THE STRIP. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND ELECT TO GO-AROUND. ON GO-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TRUCK WITH THE APREADER FORCING IT INTO A GAIN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTOYED BY GROUND IMPACT AND POST IMPACT FIRE. THE PILOT ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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