What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
6/12/2009 Pilot privacy data omitted flew N57625 under privacy data omitted part 137 certificate O2HG performing agriculture spray operations. He departed 8D7 airport around 1015 CDT with 120 gallons of chemical. During spray operations he was distracted setting the trimble GPS system and struck a road at the end of the field ripping the right main gear off from the aircraft. He dumped his load and flew back to 8D7 airport and made an emergency landing. The aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot escaped without any injuries. The pilot did not report the accident as he was instructed to leave immediately and did not even have time to inspect the aircraft. He was unaware of the damage and therefore did not report it. This accident was annonymously reported March 2010 nine months after the accident .
As the FAA filed it
6/12/2009 PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW N57625 UNDER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PART 137 CERTIFICATE O2HG PERFORMING AGRICULTURE SPRAY OPERATIONS. HE DEPARTED 8D7 AIRPORT AROUND 1015 CDT WITH 120 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL. DURING SPRAY OPERATIONS HE WAS DISTRACTED SETTING THE TRIMBLE GPS SYSTEM AND STRUCK A ROAD AT THE END OF THE FIELD RIPPING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR OFF FROM THE AIRCRAFT. HE DUMPED HIS LOAD AND FLEW BACK TO 8D7 AIRPORT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT AS HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY AND DID NOT EVEN HAVE TIME TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE DAMAGE AND THEREFORE DID NOT REPORT IT. THIS ACCIDENT WAS ANNONYMOUSLY REPORTED MARCH 2010 NINE MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT .
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