What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman had been conducting aerial application on a field from east to west. He finished and was spraying the headlands (trim borders) on the field from north to south, along the west side of the field. As he completed the pass, he pulled up to clear a grove of trees along the south side of the field. He was aware of the wind generator tower ahead of him; however, the nose of the aircraft blocked out the view of the wind generator tower, due to a nose high attitude. He was banking left and believed he would miss the tower; however, his right hand wing struck a blade of the tower. The tower was not operating at the time. He did not hear the wing itself hit the tower, but was made aware of the contact when the boom assembly came loose, due to the damage incurred by the impact, and struck the rear of the fuselage. He landed immediately on a road ahead of him, taxied into an abandoned farm site, and called the authorities.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN HAD BEEN CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION ON A FIELD FROM EAST TO WEST. HE FINISHED AND WAS SPRAYING THE HEADLANDS (TRIM BORDERS) ON THE FIELD FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE FIELD. AS HE COMPLETED THE PASS, HE PULLED UP TO CLEAR A GROVE OF TREES ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE FIELD. HE WAS AWARE OF THE WIND GENERATOR TOWER AHEAD OF HIM; HOWEVER, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BLOCKED OUT THE VIEW OF THE WIND GENERATOR TOWER, DUE TO A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. HE WAS BANKING LEFT AND BELIEVED HE WOULD MISS THE TOWER; HOWEVER, HIS RIGHT HAND WING STRUCK A BLADE OF THE TOWER. THE TOWER WAS NOT OPERATING AT THE TIME. HE DID NOT HEAR THE WING ITSELF HIT THE TOWER, BUT WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CONTACT WHEN THE BOOM ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE, DUE TO THE DAMAGE INCURRED BY THE IMPACT, AND STRUCK THE REAR OF THE FUSELAGE. HE LANDED IMMEDIATELY ON A ROAD AHEAD OF HIM, TAXIED INTO AN ABANDONED FARM SITE, AND CALLED THE AUTHORITIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.