What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After spraying a field, aircraft was returning to an air strip the fuel was almost empty and the engine quit on last pass. Aircraft had to land in a field and the landing gear folded under. Engine tear down indicates the prop struck an airborne object under power and the torsion shaft sheared at the shear point. The emergency stop lever was not pulled therefore the prop did not go to the feather position.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER SPRAYING A FIELD, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO AN AIR STRIP THE FUEL WAS ALMOST EMPTY AND THE ENGINE QUIT ON LAST PASS. AIRCRAFT HAD TO LAND IN A FIELD AND THE LANDING GEAR FOLDED UNDER. ENGINE TEAR DOWN INDICATES THE PROP STRUCK AN AIRBORNE OBJECT UNDER POWER AND THE TORSION SHAFT SHEARED AT THE SHEAR POINT. THE EMERGENCY STOP LEVER WAS NOT PULLED THEREFORE THE PROP DID NOT GO TO THE FEATHER POSITION.
NTSB investigation
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