From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) 0700 Aircraft developed a leak in the spray system while applying malathion. Pilot chose to land on a nearby private airstrip (symms) to fix the leak. The hopper had 50 gallons in it still. On roll out the right wingtip struck a branch of a tree adjacent to the airstrip. The impact caused the airplane to veer to the right and the trailing edge of the left wing struck the ground. One blade of the prop struck the groudn the bent the tip. Wing damage is limited to the extensions only.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 0700 AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE SPRAY SYSTEM WHILE APPLYING MALATHION. PILOT CHOSE TO LAND ON A NEARBY PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (SYMMS) TO FIX THE LEAK. THE HOPPER HAD 50 GALLONS IN IT STILL. ON ROLL OUT THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK A BRANCH OF A TREE ADJACENT TO THE AIRSTRIP. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. ONE BLADE OF THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUDN THE BENT THE TIP. WING DAMAGE IS LIMITED TO THE EXTENSIONS ONLY.
Other reports on N4865X · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.