What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot had finished his application on a soybean field and was returning to creston municipal airport. The pilot reported that the engine quit without any warning. The pilot set up to land on a nearby highway but realized he did not have sufficient altitude, so he landed in the soybean field. The aircraft impacted the ground which severed the right side landing gear and severely damaged the left gear attachment. There was also substantial damage to the right wing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT HAD FINISHED HIS APPLICATION ON A SOYBEAN FIELD AND WAS RETURNING TO CRESTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE PILOT SET UP TO LAND ON A NEARBY HIGHWAY BUT REALIZED HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE, SO HE LANDED IN THE SOYBEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WHICH SEVERED THE RIGHT SIDE LANDING GEAR AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE LEFT GEAR ATTACHMENT. THERE WAS ALSO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.
NTSB investigation
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