What happened
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The accident site is located onprivacy data omitted property located at n 32.06.122- w 082.48.147 the aircraft was resting in a soy bean field on its nose section. The landing gear was collapsed under the aircraft from the hard landing; there was damage to the left wing and firewall area. The right hand wing tip was off of the aircraft. The propeller had slight bending supporting the report by the PIC of low power. The interview with the pilot in command Mr. Levi gilder and on scene investigation revealed the following:-Mr. Gilder holds an FAA commercial pilot certificate and has 1790 hours in this make and model aircraft and 3794 hours total time. Mr. Gilder holds a valid third class medical certificate that was issued on 08/28/2008.-Mr. Gilder has logged 112 hours in the last 90 days. -at the time of the accident the weather was VMC.-according to Mr. Gilder, on August 20, 2009 around 1600 hours he took off from Mcrae telfair Wheeler airport to perform an aerial application at a field belonging to privacy data omitted, a family member. The PIC was piloting a 1975 Cessna A188B ag truck registered to gilder flying service. The aircraft departed mqw with approximately 30 gallons of 100 ll and one hundred gallons of product. After pulling up from the first swath the PIC noticed a strong odor of something like burning metal. When the second swath was done the PIC noted that the oil temperature was rising and getting higher with a corresponding drop in oil pressure. At that point the PIC exited the field and noticed that the engine was losing power rapidly. The PIC determined that is was not possible to make it back to the airport and performed an emergency dump of the product. -upon inspection of the aircraft fuel was noted in the tanks and leaking slightly. -the engine firewall was bent and had some oil in the right hand side lower firewall. The breather tube on the engine had indications of high heat and the oil quantity was zero.-the propeller was damaged and showed signs of slight rotation and low power.-the aircraft sustained major damage to the landing gear and fuselage attachments as well as left wing damage and firewall distortion.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT SITE IS LOCATED ON^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROPERTY LOCATED AT N 32.06.122- W 082.48.147 THE AIRCRAFT WAS RESTING IN A SOY BEAN FIELD ON ITS NOSE SECTION. THE LANDING GEAR WAS COLLAPSED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE HARD LANDING; THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND FIREWALL AREA. THE RIGHT HAND WING TIP WAS OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER HAD SLIGHT BENDING SUPPORTING THE REPORT BY THE PIC OF LOW POWER. THE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT IN COMMAND MR. LEVI GILDER AND ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING:-MR. GILDER HOLDS AN FAA COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE AND HAS 1790 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT AND 3794 HOURS TOTAL TIME. MR. GILDER HOLDS A VALID THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE THAT WAS ISSUED ON 08/28/2008.-MR. GILDER HAS LOGGED 112 HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. -AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WEATHER WAS VMC.-ACCORDING TO MR. GILDER, ON AUGUST 20, 2009 AROUND 1600 HOURS HE TOOK OFF FROM MCRAE TELFAIR WHEELER AIRPORT TO PERFORM AN AERIAL APPLICATION AT A FIELD BELONGING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A FAMILY MEMBER. THE PIC WAS PILOTING A 1975 CESSNA A188B AG TRUCK REGISTERED TO GILDER FLYING SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MQW WITH APPROXIMATELY 30 GALLONS OF 100 LL AND ONE HUNDRED GALLONS OF PRODUCT. AFTER PULLING UP FROM THE FIRST SWATH THE PIC NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF SOMETHING LIKE BURNING METAL. WHEN THE SECOND SWATH WAS DONE THE PIC NOTED THAT THE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS RISING AND GETTING HIGHER WITH A CORRESPONDING DROP IN OIL PRESSURE. AT THAT POINT THE PIC EXITED THE FIELD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER RAPIDLY. THE PIC DETERMINED THAT IS WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DUMP OF THE PRODUCT. -UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL WAS NOTED IN THE TANKS AND LEAKING SLIGHTLY. -THE ENGINE FIREWALL WAS BENT AND HAD SOME OIL IN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE LOWER FIREWALL. THE BREATHER TUBE ON THE ENGINE HAD INDICATIONS OF HIGH HEAT AND THE OIL QUANTITY WAS ZERO.-THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED AND SHOWED SIGNS OF SLIGHT ROTATION AND LOW POWER.-THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE ATTACHMENTS AS WELL AS LEFT WING DAMAGE AND FIREWALL DISTORTION.
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