What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was on approach for a low pass over a fully grown wheat field to take photos of nearby property. The airplane lost lift and began to sink into the field. The aircraft subsequently crashed, snapping the nose gear backward and rolling the aircraft onto its top. The pilot and passenger suffered minor bruising injuries to their faces and upper torsos. The aircraft was substantialy damaged including a crushed nose/engine section and damage to the fuselage and tail. The pilot did not notice any performance problems with the aircraft prior to the accident. The aircraft was near maximum gross weight and full of fuel, minus 30 minutes of burn prior to accident. The temperature/dew point at the time of the accident was 26C/18C. The aircraft crashed with flaps in the up position.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH FOR A LOW PASS OVER A FULLY GROWN WHEAT FIELD TO TAKE PHOTOS OF NEARBY PROPERTY. THE AIRPLANE LOST LIFT AND BEGAN TO SINK INTO THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED, SNAPPING THE NOSE GEAR BACKWARD AND ROLLING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS TOP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR BRUISING INJURIES TO THEIR FACES AND UPPER TORSOS.THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALY DAMAGED INCLUDING A CRUSHED NOSE/ENGINE SECTION AND DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND TAIL. THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE ANY PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEAR MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AND FULL OF FUEL, MINUS 30 MINUTES OF BURN PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. THE TEMPERATURE/DEW POINT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 26C/18C. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WITH FLAPS IN THE UP POSITION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.