What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On aerial application flight, the pilot departed Jerome County Airport (U73), Jerome, Idaho, from (RWY26) in a turbine powered Grumman aircraft, model G-164-A, loaded with 2,000 lbs of dry fertilizer. The pilot reported that he had just cleared power lines when the aircraft started losing air speed. He said there was a northeast wind and he was near a hillside when the aircraft settled into a mound (out cropping of rocks). The main gear was sheared off as the aircraft was sinking into the cornfield, at a level attitude, and slightly angled to the right. Post accident investigation revealed significant damage to the lower fuselage structure, lower wings, landing gear attachment points, and curled propeller.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, THE PILOT DEPARTED JEROME COUNTY AIRPORT (U73), JEROME, IDAHO, FROM (RWY26) IN A TURBINE POWERED GRUMMAN AIRCRAFT, MODEL G-164-A, LOADED WITH 2,000 LBS OF DRY FERTILIZER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD JUST CLEARED POWER LINES WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED LOSING AIR SPEED. HE SAID THERE WAS A NORTHEAST WIND AND HE WAS NEAR A HILLSIDE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO A MOUND (OUT CROPPING OF ROCKS). THE MAIN GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS SINKING INTO THE CORNFIELD, AT A LEVEL ATTITUDE, AND SLIGHTLY ANGLED TO THE RIGHT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE STRUCTURE, LOWER WINGS, LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT POINTS, AND CURLED PROPELLER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N6702Q · 2
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