What happened
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Pilot reported he was spraying in a continuous direction, making all left hand turns, for approximately 45 minutes. After completing the last pass, he exited the field, making a right turn and approximately 10 seconds later, the engine surged. The auxiliary fuel pump was switched on, and the engine ran for about one to two seconds, then quit. A successful emergency landing was executed onto a soybean field, resulting in no damage to the aircraft or injuries to the pilot. Air was discovered in the fuel line, the system purged, and the engine started and ran normally. Fuel quantity on board was approximately twenty gallons in the left tank and forty gallons in the right tank.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED HE WAS SPRAYING IN A CONTINUOUS DIRECTION, MAKING ALL LEFT HAND TURNS, FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES. AFTER COMPLETING THE LAST PASS, HE EXITED THE FIELD, MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER, THE ENGINE SURGED. THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP WAS SWITCHED ON, AND THE ENGINE RAN FOR ABOUT ONE TO TWO SECONDS, THEN QUIT. A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WAS EXECUTED ONTO A SOYBEAN FIELD, RESULTING IN NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES TO THE PILOT. AIR WAS DISCOVERED IN THE FUEL LINE, THE SYSTEM PURGED, AND THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY. FUEL QUANTITY ON BOARD WAS APPROXIMATELY TWENTY GALLONS IN THE LEFT TANK AND FORTY GALLONS IN THE RIGHT TANK.
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