What happened
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(-23) Pilot stated that while he was aerial spraying a duck flew into the intake of the engine resulting in a flameout and complete loss of power. The pilot then jettisoned the remainder of the chemical and landed the airplane straight ahead into the wind and in a wet cornfield. The aircraft rolled through the soft soil of the cornfield for approximately 600 feet. Approximately 450 feet from the initial touchdown point, the aircraft nosed over and the propeller blades struck the ground in 10 separate places as the aircraft continued to slow down and come to rest in a wet and muddy depression. All five of the propeller blades were bent as a result. No other damage was observed. The pilot completed the shutdown of the aircraft and exited without injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS AERIAL SPRAYING A DUCK FLEW INTO THE INTAKE OF THE ENGINE RESULTING IN A FLAMEOUT AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT THEN JETTISONED THE REMAINDER OF THE CHEMICAL AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO THE WIND AND IN A WET CORNFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED THROUGH THE SOFT SOIL OF THE CORNFIELD FOR APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET. APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET FROM THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND THE PROPELLER BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND IN 10 SEPARATE PLACES AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN AND COME TO REST IN A WET AND MUDDY DEPRESSION. ALL FIVE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT AS A RESULT. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. THE PILOT COMPLETED THE SHUTDOWN OF THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED WITHOUT INJURIES.
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