What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reported partial loss of engine power, then return of engine power, while conducting aerial applications. He made an emergencylanding in a bean field and lost directional control and ran into a ditch next to the bean field. The beans field had rows of very small plants, approximately 4-6 inches tall. During the fieled inspection of the aircraft engine with pratt & whitney no contributory defect was discovered. The engine was sent to a pratt & whitney facility for additional inspections and test.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, THEN RETURN OF ENGINE POWER, WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATIONS.HE MADE AN EMERGENCYLANDING IN A BEAN FIELD AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND RAN INTO A DITCH NEXT TO THE BEAN FIELD.THE BEANS FIELD HAD ROWS OF VERY SMALL PLANTS, APPROXIMATELY 4-6 INCHES TALL.DURING THE FIELED INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WITH PRATT & WHITNEY NO CONTRIBUTORY DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED.THE ENGINE WAS SENT TO A PRATT & WHITNEY FACILITY FOR ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS AND TEST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.