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.
During aerial application, the pilot noticed an excessive exhaust stack vibration followed by smoke. At this time, the engine quit operating and the pilot jettisoned the fertilizer and prepared for an emergency landing. The pilot had limited forward view due to excessive smoke. After landing on a partially paved road the right landing gear slipped off the road onto a muddy shoulder causing the aircraft to flip over inverted. There were no injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PILOT NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE EXHAUST STACK VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY SMOKE. AT THIS TIME, THE ENGINE QUIT OPERATING AND THE PILOT JETTISONED THE FERTILIZER AND PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT HAD LIMITED FORWARD VIEW DUE TO EXCESSIVE SMOKE. AFTER LANDING ON A PARTIALLY PAVED ROAD THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR SLIPPED OFF THE ROAD ONTO A MUDDY SHOULDER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER INVERTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.