What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aerial applicator had just taken off from a Private strip near Holcomb, KS at 10 am, when at approximately 70 ft AGL the engine started to run rough, miss and backfire. The pilot was unable to maintain altitude and turned south west to avoid power lines in the emergency landing. The aircraft landed upright on a hilly section of ground sustaining damage to the cowling, landing gear, and airframe. The pilot was uninjured, and the approximately 150 gallons of chemical in the hopper was not compromised.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AERIAL APPLICATOR HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR HOLCOMB, KS AT 10 AM, WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 70 FT AGL THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, MISS AND BACKFIRE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND TURNED SOUTH WEST TO AVOID POWER LINES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UPRIGHT ON A HILLY SECTION OF GROUND SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE COWLING, LANDING GEAR, AND AIRFRAME. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED, AND THE APPROXIMATELY 150 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL IN THE HOPPER WAS NOT COMPROMISED.
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