What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Airman was conducting turnaround maneuver after a swath run in aerial application operations when he failed to clear rising terrain (wheat field--at mature growth stage). Aircraft tailwind encountered the ground first, the aircraft bounced and ultimately settled into the wheat (aircraft could not overcome the gradually increasing drag imposed by the tall wheat crop), and subsequently came to rest inverted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING TURNAROUND MANEUVER AFTER A SWATH RUN IN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS WHEN HE FAILED TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN (WHEAT FIELD--AT MATURE GROWTH STAGE). AIRCRAFT TAILWIND ENCOUNTERED THE GROUND FIRST, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND ULTIMATELY SETTLED INTO THE WHEAT (AIRCRAFT COULD NOT OVERCOME THE GRADUALLY INCREASING DRAG IMPOSED BY THE TALL WHEAT CROP), AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAME TO REST INVERTED.
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 N8376K · 2
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