What happened
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(.19) On July 30, 2002, at 2050 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N9639G, operated by rice county aerial sprayers, inc. was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power while spraying an agricultural field. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 137 aerial application flight was not operating on a flight plan. The commercial pilot reported no injuries. The local flight originated from the rice county municipal airport (lyo), lyons, Kansas, at 2030. (-23) on 07/30/02 at approximately 2050 local, while conducting agricultural operations, a Cessna CE-188-A188B aircraft operated by randall h. reaves (cert. No.2139381), encountered an unscheduled roll back in power. The pilot continued to fly at an approximate 270 degree heading to a nearby airport approximately one half mile away. As the engine continued to lose power, the pilot was forced to land about 100 yards short of the runway. The aircraft rolled out through the hay field and through the outer corner of a corn field, the pilot, then noticed a dirt mound obstacle in his path and attemp ted to ground loop the aircraft to the right to avoid colliding with the obstacle. The aircraft began to slide in a clockwise direction and the aircraft impacted the obstacle substantially damaging the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 30, 2002, AT 2050 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA A188B, N9639G, OPERATED BY RICE COUNTY AERIAL SPRAYERS, INC. WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE SPRAYING AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE RICE COUNTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LYO), LYONS, KANSAS, AT 2030. (-23) ON 07/30/02 AT APPROXIMATELY 2050 LOCAL, WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS, A CESSNA CE-188-A188B AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY RANDALL H. REAVES (CERT. NO.2139381), ENCOUNTERED AN UNSCHEDULED ROLL BACK IN POWER. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO FLY AT AN APPROXIMATE 270 DEGREE HEADING TO A NEARBY AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE AWAY. AS THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER, THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND ABOUT 100 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OUT THROUGH THE HAY FIELD AND THROUGH THE OUTER CORNER OF A CORN FIELD, THE PILOT, THEN NOTICED A DIRT MOUND OBSTACLE IN HIS PATH AND ATTEMP TED TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE OBSTACLE. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLIDE IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE OBSTACLE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT.
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