What happened
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On June 14, 2011 PIC privacy data omitted was to perform a visual inspection of a field for future aerial application operations. VMC conditions prevailed. The field was approxiamately 20NM north of Glasgow, Montana. privacy data omitted Stated the fuel quantity and quality was checked prior to departure. Fuel was noted as generally low, but PIC felt that there was enough fuel for the short trip. On the return leg from the field, about 5 NM north of Glasgow, privacy data omitted noticed the fuel quantity gauge was showing less than 1/4 tank. The privacy data omitted, privacy data omitted, had previously informed privacy data omitted that that the aircraft would quickly deplete the remaining fuel once the guage got to the 1/4 tank level. At this point, the engine quit and the prop stopped. privacy data omitted Stated that he was at about 750 feet AGL at this point, and quickly identified the most suitable seeded field for an emergency landing. privacy data omitted Maintained best glide on the descent. Damage to the aircraft indicated that the left wing may have struck the ground and/or simultaneoulsy struck and object such as a large diameter watering trough. This caused significant deformation to the leading edge of the left wing, and caused the wing to be be bent slightly aft and the trailing edge of the wing to be bent downward at the attaching point. This rotational motion caused the right hand gear leg to break one of the attaching bolts, allowing the gear leg to pivot foward. Gear did not collapse. No engine or engine cowling damage was noted. Propellor shows signs of significant scraps.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 14, 2011 PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TO PERFORM A VISUAL INSPECTION OF A FIELD FOR FUTURE AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FIELD WAS APPROXIAMATELY 20NM NORTH OF GLASGOW, MONTANA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE FUEL QUANTITY AND QUALITY WAS CHECKED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. FUEL WAS NOTED AS GENERALLY LOW, BUT PIC FELT THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE SHORT TRIP. ON THE RETURN LEG FROM THE FIELD, ABOUT 5 NM NORTH OF GLASGOW, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE WAS SHOWING LESS THAN 1/4 TANK. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD PREVIOUSLY INFORMED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD QUICKLY DEPLETE THE REMAINING FUEL ONCE THE GUAGE GOT TO THE 1/4 TANK LEVEL. AT THIS POINT, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PROP STOPPED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS AT ABOUT 750 FEET AGL AT THIS POINT, AND QUICKLY IDENTIFIED THE MOST SUITABLE SEEDED FIELD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAINTAINED BEST GLIDE ON THE DESCENT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED THAT THE LEFT WING MAY HAVE STRUCK THE GROUND AND/OR SIMULTANEOULSY STRUCK AND OBJECT SUCH AS A LARGE DIAMETER WATERING TROUGH. THIS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DEFORMATION TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING, AND CAUSED THE WING TO BE BE BENT SLIGHTLY AFT AND THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE WING TO BE BENT DOWNWARD AT THE ATTACHING POINT. THIS ROTATIONAL MOTION CAUSED THE RIGHT HAND GEAR LEG TO BREAK ONE OF THE ATTACHING BOLTS, ALLOWING THE GEAR LEG TO PIVOT FOWARD. GEAR DID NOT COLLAPSE. NO ENGINE OR ENGINE COWLING DAMAGE WAS NOTED. PROPELLOR SHOWS SIGNS OF SIGNIFICANT SCRAPS.
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