What happened
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Pilot and aircraft had worked all morning in agricultural operations. At approx 1 pm winds were 90 degrees to his east/west strip at about 20 knots. Operations was suspended. At approx 5:30 pm the winds had died down enough to resume operations. There was a thunderstorm approx 5 miles south of his strip, however he was going to work north which was clear. Aircraft had 2800 lbs of fertilizer and one quarter tank of fuel when he attempted a west departure. At two-thirds of his runway he realized he had a wind shear when the tail of the aircraft settled down, so he applied full power and impacted his left main gear and tailwheel into a berm at the end of his strip causing the left main and tail wheel to seperate from the aircraft. The pilot continued to circle his field until a fire truck and rescue squad could arrive and he proceeded to make a one wheel landing the aircraft in a rice field adjacent to his strip. There were no injuries to the pilot. The aircraft suffered minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT AND AIRCRAFT HAD WORKED ALL MORNING IN AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. AT APPROX 1 PM WINDS WERE 90 DEGREES TO HIS EAST/WEST STRIP AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS. OPERATIONS WAS SUSPENDED. AT APPROX 5:30 PM THE WINDS HAD DIED DOWN ENOUGH TO RESUME OPERATIONS. THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM APPROX 5 MILES SOUTH OF HIS STRIP, HOWEVER HE WAS GOING TO WORK NORTH WHICH WAS CLEAR. AIRCRAFT HAD 2800 LBS OF FERTILIZER AND ONE QUARTER TANK OF FUEL WHEN HE ATTEMPTED A WEST DEPARTURE. AT TWO-THIRDS OF HIS RUNWAY HE REALIZED HE HAD A WIND SHEAR WHEN THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED DOWN, SO HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND IMPACTED HIS LEFT MAIN GEAR AND TAILWHEEL INTO A BERM AT THE END OF HIS STRIP CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN AND TAIL WHEEL TO SEPERATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO CIRCLE HIS FIELD UNTIL A FIRE TRUCK AND RESCUE SQUAD COULD ARRIVE AND HE PROCEEDED TO MAKE A ONE WHEEL LANDING THE AIRCRAFT IN A RICE FIELD ADJACENT TO HIS STRIP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE.
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