What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During the forth application on a cotton field while performing part 137 operations, operator performed a rapid decent to spray after passing electrical high wires, aircraft landing gears became intangled in cotton and could not pull out. Aircraft landed in field with no personnel injuries and substantial damage to fuselage and wings.
As the FAA filed it
DURING THE FORTH APPLICATION ON A COTTON FIELD WHILE PERFORMING PART 137 OPERATIONS, OPERATOR PERFORMED A RAPID DECENT TO SPRAY AFTER PASSING ELECTRICAL HIGH WIRES, AIRCRAFT LANDING GEARS BECAME INTANGLED IN COTTON AND COULD NOT PULL OUT. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FIELD WITH NO PERSONNEL INJURIES AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE AND WINGS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.