What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 05/22/2003 at 1911 CDT, a weatherly, N4650W, owned by foss & meier flight service, devils lake, ND and flown by clemens r. meier was substantially damaged during a aerial application flight. The commercial rated pilot did not report any mechanical irregularities nor were any disclosed at the accident site. The aircraft struck two sets of power lines during a swath run, coming to rest in an adjacent field in a wings level attitude 200 ft. from impact. The pilot sustained minor injuries. Aircraft damage noted at site: both main landing gear seared off, tailwheel bent. Both wings showed deformation due to buckling and shearing on right wing root due to wire strike. Engine cowling bent, propeller blades (3) bent aft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 05/22/2003 AT 1911 CDT, A WEATHERLY, N4650W, OWNED BY FOSS & MEIER FLIGHT SERVICE, DEVILS LAKE, ND AND FLOWN BY CLEMENS R. MEIER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES NOR WERE ANY DISCLOSED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO SETS OF POWER LINES DURING A SWATH RUN, COMING TO REST IN AN ADJACENT FIELD IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE 200 FT. FROM IMPACT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE NOTED AT SITE: BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR SEARED OFF, TAILWHEEL BENT. BOTH WINGS SHOWED DEFORMATION DUE TO BUCKLING AND SHEARING ON RIGHT WING ROOT DUE TO WIRE STRIKE. ENGINE COWLING BENT, PROPELLER BLADES (3) BENT AFT.
Other reports on N4650W · 2
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