What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During agricultural aircraft operations with privacy data omitted, certificate number privacy data omitted, acting as pilot-in-command, flying an air tractor, inc. AT-402-402, N9032K. The aircraft struck power lines causing a part of the vertical stabilizer and all of the rudder to depart the aircraft. The wires were struck approximately 5 to 6 miles south and east of the Cherokee, Iowa airport (ckp). The pilot was returning to the airport and during the approach attempted to make a go-around. The pilot added power at about 150 to 200 feet and the aircraft rolled inverted and the nose dropped. The aircraft struck the ground in a near vertical descent. The right wing impacted the ground first followed by the aircraft nose and left wing causing substantial damage. The pilot received serious injuries in the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ACTING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND, FLYING AN AIR TRACTOR, INC. AT-402-402, N9032K. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES CAUSING A PART OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND ALL OF THE RUDDER TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. THE WIRES WERE STRUCK APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 MILES SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CHEROKEE, IOWA AIRPORT (CKP). THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT AND DURING THE APPROACH ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT ADDED POWER AT ABOUT 150 TO 200 FEET AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INVERTED AND THE NOSE DROPPED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT NOSE AND LEFT WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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