What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that he set up for the last run on his current load of chemical. He stated that he noticed the aircraft seemed too quiet. Once he confirmed the engine was not producing power, the pilot dumped the last 20 to 30 gallons of chemical. The pilot then used the remaining altitude to affect an off-airport landing in a bean field. As the pilot flared the aircraft. The left main gear settled into the bean plants. The aircraft dropped the left wing, then the right wing struck the ground. At this point in the sequence, the aircraft tipped up on its nose and skidded to a stop. The pilot exited the aircraft and ran, in case of fire. When he looked back, the aircraft fell back on the landing gear and settled in a normal attitude.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SET UP FOR THE LAST RUN ON HIS CURRENT LOAD OF CHEMICAL. HE STATED THAT HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TOO QUIET. ONCE HE CONFIRMED THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER, THE PILOT DUMPED THE LAST 20 TO 30 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL. THE PILOT THEN USED THE REMAINING ALTITUDE TO AFFECT AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD.AS THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SETTLED INTO THE BEAN PLANTS. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED THE LEFT WING, THEN THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. AT THIS POINT IN THE SEQUENCE, THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ON ITS NOSE AND SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND RAN, IN CASE OF FIRE. WHEN HE LOOKED BACK, THE AIRCRAFT FELL BACK ON THE LANDING GEAR AND SETTLED IN A NORMAL ATTITUDE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.