What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot/owner/operator stated that while spraying soybeans, using racetrack pattern, he lost power in climbing turn and set up to land in field across the road. Pilot stated he heard loud squeal then engine quit, forcing him to land in soybeans. Pilot stated he was ferrying loads from fort barnwell (37 miles) and had completed approximately 84 of 90 acres at 2 gallons per acre rate. Very small quantity of chemical present in aircraft (thiodicarb cholinesterase inhibitor). Aircraft rolled several hundred feet through soybeans, left spray boom torn off, acft hit two ditches, caught left wing and flipped upside down in mostly forward (over nose) direction. One small fuel drip at right wing fuel vent moistening soil about 6 inches dia. No other fuel leaks found. When righted by recovery crew, fuel sample from left tank showed small amt of sediment: approx. 6 oz fuel emptied left tank at low point drain. Fuel tanks did not appear to be breached. Fuel caps removed and dipstick used to measure fuel in tanks. No fuel visible in tanks or on dipstick. Main ldg gear appears twisted at fuselage attach area. Left wing impact damage extends from le at tip and aft of spar inboard about six ft. 1 propeller blade slight bend.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT/OWNER/OPERATOR STATED THAT WHILE SPRAYING SOYBEANS, USING RACETRACK PATTERN, HE LOST POWER IN CLIMBING TURN AND SET UP TO LAND IN FIELD ACROSS THE ROAD. PILOT STATED HE HEARD LOUD SQUEAL THEN ENGINE QUIT, FORCING HIM TO LAND IN SOYBEANS. PILOT STATED HE WAS FERRYING LOADS FROM FORT BARNWELL (37 MILES) AND HAD COMPLETED APPROXIMATELY 84 OF 90 ACRES AT 2 GALLONS PER ACRE RATE. VERY SMALL QUANTITY OF CHEMICAL PRESENT IN AIRCRAFT (THIODICARB CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR). AIRCRAFT ROLLED SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET THROUGH SOYBEANS, LEFT SPRAY BOOM TORN OFF, ACFT HIT TWO DITCHES, CAUGHT LEFT WING AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN IN MOSTLY FORWARD (OVER NOSE) DIRECTION. ONE SMALL FUEL DRIP AT RIGHT WING FUEL VENT MOISTENING SOIL ABOUT 6 INCHES DIA. NO OTHER FUEL LEAKS FOUND. WHEN RIGHTED BY RECOVERY CREW, FUEL SAMPLE FROM LEFT TANK SHOWED SMALL AMT OF SEDIMENT: APPROX. 6 OZ FUEL EMPTIED LEFT TANK AT LOW POINT DRAIN. FUEL TANKS DID NOT APPEAR TO BE BREACHED. FUEL CAPS REMOVED AND DIPSTICK USED TO MEASURE FUEL IN TANKS. NO FUEL VISIBLE IN TANKS OR ON DIPSTICK. MAIN LDG GEAR APPEARS TWISTED AT FUSELAGE ATTACH AREA. LEFT WING IMPACT DAMAGE EXTENDS FROM LE AT TIP AND AFT OF SPAR INBOARD ABOUT SIX FT. 1 PROPELLER BLADE SLIGHT BEND.
NTSB investigation
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