What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot stated he was working a corn field flying east and west unde a power line and the last pass he wasn't low enough and the line cut the top of the vertical stabilizer off and detached the rudder. He then steered the aircraft using engine power and aileron input and landed at the norwest reginal airport Muscle Shoals, Alabama (MSL). After landing, the aircraft taxied into the grass hit a sign and sheared off the spray equipment.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS WORKING A CORN FIELD FLYING EAST AND WEST UNDE A POWER LINE AND THE LAST PASS HE WASN'T LOW ENOUGH AND THE LINE CUT THE TOP OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OFF AND DETACHED THE RUDDER. HE THEN STEERED THE AIRCRAFT USING ENGINE POWER AND AILERON INPUT AND LANDED AT THE NORWEST REGINAL AIRPORT MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA (MSL). AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO THE GRASS HIT A SIGN AND SHEARED OFF THE SPRAY EQUIPMENT.
NTSB investigation
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