What happened
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(.19) On July 21, 2001, about 1830 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 185F, N1728R, nosed over after it collided with crops and veered off the runway during a precautionary landing near Visalia, California. The commercial pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; however, the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local cross-country flight departed Visalia about 1820 en route to exiter, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot stated he noticed the cylinder temperature rising. He decided to make a precautionary landing at a friend's grass strip where he had landed before. He said the strip was about 50 feet wide. During the landing roll, the right wing contacted 8-foot-high corn stalks. The airplane veered to the right, departed the runway, and nosed over. The right wing and empennage sustained substantial damage. (-23) pilot was attempting to make a precautionary landing at a friends landing strip that is 1300 feet long bordered by trees and corn rows. After t ouching down and bouncing he drifted to the right and struck the corn rows with the right wing causing a further impact with the corn rows. Airplane ended up nosing over and the right wing was substantially damaged. According to the pilot the wind was light from the north and the airstrip was oriented in a west/east direction. No injury to the sole occupant/pilot. VFR conditions existed and no flight plan was filed. (.4) on July 21, 2001, about 1830 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 185F, N1728R, nosed over after it collided with crops and veered off the runway during a precautionary landing near Visalia, California. The commercial pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; however, the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed Visalia about 1815 en route to exeter, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot stated he noticed the cylinder head temperature rising. He decided to make a precautionary landing at a friend's grass strip where he had landed before. He said the strip was about 45 feet wide. During the landing roll, the left wing tip contacted 12-foot-high corn stalks. The airplane veered to the left, departed the runway, and nosed over. The right main landing gear sheared off when it hit a berm and the empennage sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 21, 2001, ABOUT 1830 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 185F, N1728R, NOSED OVER AFTER IT COLLIDED WITH CROPS AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING NEAR VISALIA, CALIFORNIA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LOCAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED VISALIA ABOUT 1820 EN ROUTE TO EXITER, CALIFORNIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT STATED HE NOTICED THE CYLINDER TEMPERATURE RISING. HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT A FRIEND'S GRASS STRIP WHERE HE HAD LANDED BEFORE. HE SAID THE STRIP WAS ABOUT 50 FEET WIDE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED 8-FOOT-HIGH CORN STALKS. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND NOSED OVER. THE RIGHT WING AND EMPENNAGE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT A FRIENDS LANDING STRIP THAT IS 1300 FEET LONG BORDERED BY TREES AND CORN ROWS. AFTER T OUCHING DOWN AND BOUNCING HE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK THE CORN ROWS WITH THE RIGHT WING CAUSING A FURTHER IMPACT WITH THE CORN ROWS. AIRPLANE ENDED UP NOSING OVER AND THE RIGHT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE WIND WAS LIGHT FROM THE NORTH AND THE AIRSTRIP WAS ORIENTED IN A WEST/EAST DIRECTION. NO INJURY TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT/PILOT. VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. (.4) ON JULY 21, 2001, ABOUT 1830 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 185F, N1728R, NOSED OVER AFTER IT COLLIDED WITH CROPS AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING NEAR VISALIA, CALIFORNIA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED VISALIA ABOUT 1815 EN ROUTE TO EXETER, CALIFORNIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT STATED HE NOTICED THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE RISING. HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT A FRIEND'S GRASS STRIP WHERE HE HAD LANDED BEFORE. HE SAID THE STRIP WAS ABOUT 45 FEET WIDE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED 12-FOOT-HIGH CORN STALKS. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND NOSED OVER. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF WHEN IT HIT A BERM AND THE EMPENNAGE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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