What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 1, 2007, at approximately 1800 CDT, the pilot of an Ayres S2-R agricultural aircraft, N32984, experienced loss of power and subsequently made an emergency landing during an agricultural spraying operation in the vicinity of the town of Lenorah, Texas. During the emergency landing the aircraft landed hard sustaining substantial damage. The main landing gear sheared on impact lodging underneath the left wing. The aft empennage sustained damage to the tail wheel attachment structure. There was also damage to the lower inboard left wing and left wing tip and to three of the four propeller blades. No injuries to the pilot who was the sole occupant. VMC conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 137 agricultural application, which originated at the lamesa airport (2F5).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 1, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 CDT, THE PILOT OF AN AYRES S2-R AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT, N32984, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DURING AN AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATION IN THE VICINITY OF THE TOWN OF LENORAH, TEXAS. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED ON IMPACT LODGING UNDERNEATH THE LEFT WING. THE AFT EMPENNAGE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE TAIL WHEEL ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE LOWER INBOARD LEFT WING AND LEFT WING TIP AND TO THREE OF THE FOUR PROPELLER BLADES. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 137 AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION, WHICH ORIGINATED AT THE LAMESA AIRPORT (2F5).
NTSB investigation
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