What happened
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On sep 17, 2010, 1445 local, AT-301, N2309F, serial # 310-0354, was conducting aerial application operations over a wheat field 5 miles south of Atkins, AR. Air temperature was about 85 degrees and winds were calm. The aircraft was loaded with about 1500 lbs of wheat seed and was on its first run and in a heading of 270 degrees when the aircraft began to lose power. The pilot attempted to reach the nearby grass airstrip parallel to a road but landed in a rice field and rolled about 100 yards in a 000 degree heading. At this point the aircraft was about 50 yards short and 30 yards to the right of the airstrip. As the aircraft slowed to a stop it flipped over i's nose due to the rice accumulation at the bottom of aircraft. The left wing tip, cockpit, and vertical stabilizer sustained major damage. Both prop blade tips were slightly bent back toward the aircraft. There was no post impact fire. The commercial rated pilot was not injured. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 137 agricultural aerial application under visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEP 17, 2010, 1445 LOCAL, AT-301, N2309F, SERIAL # 310-0354, WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS OVER A WHEAT FIELD 5 MILES SOUTH OF ATKINS, AR. AIR TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 85 DEGREES AND WINDS WERE CALM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH ABOUT 1500 LBS OF WHEAT SEED AND WAS ON ITS FIRST RUN AND IN A HEADING OF 270 DEGREES WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE NEARBY GRASS AIRSTRIP PARALLEL TO A ROAD BUT LANDED IN A RICE FIELD AND ROLLED ABOUT 100 YARDS IN A 000 DEGREE HEADING. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 50 YARDS SHORT AND 30 YARDS TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIRSTRIP. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO A STOP IT FLIPPED OVER I'S NOSE DUE TO THE RICE ACCUMULATION AT THE BOTTOM OF AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING TIP, COCKPIT, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. BOTH PROP BLADE TIPS WERE SLIGHTLY BENT BACK TOWARD THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AGRICULTURAL AERIAL APPLICATION UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
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