What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During descent into a field that was being sprayed the aircraft encountered turbulence and settled into the top wire of a 3 string power line causing the aircraft to slow and yaw sideways prior to releasing from the power line when a power pole broke off. The airspeed had decayed to a point where the pilot was unable to recover. The right main gear collapsed from side loading and the wing struck the ground followed by the left gear and wing collapsing. The engine broke free of the firewall when it impacted the ground causing the aircraft to spin 540 degrees and slid to a stop. No injuries other than a bruised forearm were reported. Minimal property damage had occurred but the aircraft had major damage to all of its components.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING DESCENT INTO A FIELD THAT WAS BEING SPRAYED THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND SETTLED INTO THE TOP WIRE OF A 3 STRING POWER LINE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOW AND YAW SIDEWAYS PRIOR TO RELEASING FROM THE POWER LINE WHEN A POWER POLE BROKE OFF. THE AIRSPEED HAD DECAYED TO A POINT WHERE THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED FROM SIDE LOADING AND THE WING STRUCK THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT GEAR AND WING COLLAPSING. THE ENGINE BROKE FREE OF THE FIREWALL WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN 540 DEGREES AND SLID TO A STOP. NO INJURIES OTHER THAN A BRUISED FOREARM WERE REPORTED. MINIMAL PROPERTY DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED BUT THE AIRCRAFT HAD MAJOR DAMAGE TO ALL OF ITS COMPONENTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.