What happened
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(-23) In the evening of 24 may 2004, pilot bruce bremner, was conducting an aerial spraying operation 6 miles north-northeast of Lamar Colorado at about 1800 local time. Mr. Bremner had made several passes on the field when he noticed his airspeed had decayed to about 80 mph at 2500 RPM. Mr. Bremner leveled the wings and lowered the nose of the aircraft and applied 2700 RPM with no increase to airspeed noticed. Mr. Bremner kept the nose of the aircraft down to maintain flying speed and headed the aircraft for an adjoining field to land. Mr. Bremner made an unsuccessful attempt to dump his chemical payload while continuing to try and reach the selected landing area. The aircraft became very mushy to control correction inputs and settled into the ground in a level flat attitude. Mr. Bremner reported no injuries from the accident. The aircraft sustained damage to the left wing, left main landing gear, and major propeller damage. (-23 amendment) on 24 may 2004 at approximately 1800 local time, N2030J, a Cessna ag wagon model T188C, piloted by Mr. Bruce bremner, impacted the ground 6 miles north-northeast of Lamar Colorado. The aircraft sustained damag e to the left wing, left main landing gear and major propeller damage. Mr. Bremner, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. The aircraft was being operated under FAR part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the event.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) IN THE EVENING OF 24 MAY 2004, PILOT BRUCE BREMNER, WAS CONDUCTING AN AERIAL SPRAYING OPERATION 6 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF LAMAR COLORADO AT ABOUT 1800 LOCAL TIME. MR. BREMNER HAD MADE SEVERAL PASSES ON THE FIELD WHEN HE NOTICED HIS AIRSPEED HAD DECAYED TO ABOUT 80 MPH AT 2500 RPM. MR. BREMNER LEVELED THE WINGS AND LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND APPLIED 2700 RPM WITH NO INCREASE TO AIRSPEED NOTICED. MR. BREMNER KEPT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DOWN TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED AND HEADED THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN ADJOINING FIELD TO LAND. MR. BREMNER MADE AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO DUMP HIS CHEMICAL PAYLOAD WHILE CONTINUING TO TRY AND REACH THE SELECTED LANDING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME VERY MUSHY TO CONTROL CORRECTION INPUTS AND SETTLED INTO THE GROUND IN A LEVEL FLAT ATTITUDE. MR. BREMNER REPORTED NO INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND MAJOR PROPELLER DAMAGE. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON 24 MAY 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 LOCAL TIME, N2030J, A CESSNA AG WAGON MODEL T188C, PILOTED BY MR. BRUCE BREMNER, IMPACTED THE GROUND 6 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF LAMAR COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAG E TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND MAJOR PROPELLER DAMAGE. MR. BREMNER, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.
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