What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 5, 2009 while conducting part 137 aerial spray operations the pilot elected to return to the Chamberlain airport due a malfunctioning GPS on/off switch. The pilot stated he had approximately 80 to 100 gallons of chemical onboard. The pilot further stated he had a moderately hard landing on runway 18 (turf) at which time the left hand main landing gear tubular tripod failed (approximately 4-5 inches i/b of the wheel spindle) at which time the lt main gear collapsed resulting in a prop strike as the aircraft skidded through a small ditch on the side of the runway. The pilot was not injured and the aircraft sustained minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 5, 2009 WHILE CONDUCTING PART 137 AERIAL SPRAY OPERATIONS THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT DUE A MALFUNCTIONING GPS ON/OFF SWITCH. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 100 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL ONBOARD. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED HE HAD A MODERATELY HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 (TURF) AT WHICH TIME THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR TUBULAR TRIPOD FAILED (APPROXIMATELY 4-5 INCHES I/B OF THE WHEEL SPINDLE) AT WHICH TIME THE LT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AS THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED THROUGH A SMALL DITCH ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.
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