What happened
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The aircraft was beginning spray operations on a 10 acre wheat field when it struck two residential service electrical power lines. The aircraft sustained damage to propeller creating a vibration and engine oil loss either from the propeller hub or propeller shaft seal. The oil covered the windshield limiting the pilots? Forward visibility.
Immediately following the strike the pilot climbed, turned south and feathered the propeller. He landed approximately ¾ mile south of the point of the wire strike.
The aircraft landed in a pasture with numerous small trees in height of approximately 10 ? 15 feet and trunk diameters of 3 ? 5 inches at the base. The aircraft touched down on a south, southwest heading approximately 520 feet from where it came to rest. From evidence at the scene and pilot statements, the aircraft rolled in a normal attitude for 210 feet where upon the left wing struck a small tree and the aircrafts empennage move to the right. The aircraft continued skidding sideways in the muddy pasture for approximately 100 feet when the fuselage impacted another tree just aft of the wing. The tree caused the main landing gear and tailwheel to lift off the ground for approximately 15 feet. When the aircraft struck the ground, the right wing tip impacted simultaneously with the right main landing wheel, damaging the wing tip and bending the right main axle. The pilot stated that at this point he thought the aircraft may cartwheel. The aircraft skidded sideways approximately 86 feet coming to a rest facing east south east.
The aircraft sustained noticeable damage to the propeller, right and left wing leading edge, right wing tip, right lower fuselage aft of the wing, right main landing gear, left flap, left aileron and spray equipment.
The pilot reported he experienced no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEGINNING SPRAY OPERATIONS ON A 10 ACRE WHEAT FIELD WHEN IT STRUCK TWO RESIDENTIAL SERVICE ELECTRICAL POWER LINES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PROPELLER CREATING A VIBRATION AND ENGINE OIL LOSS EITHER FROM THE PROPELLER HUB OR PROPELLER SHAFT SEAL. THE OIL COVERED THE WINDSHIELD LIMITING THE PILOTS? FORWARD VISIBILITY.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE STRIKE THE PILOT CLIMBED, TURNED SOUTH AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER. HE LANDED APPROXIMATELY ¾ MILE SOUTH OF THE POINT OF THE WIRE STRIKE.
THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A PASTURE WITH NUMEROUS SMALL TREES IN HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 10 ? 15 FEET AND TRUNK DIAMETERS OF 3 ? 5 INCHES AT THE BASE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON A SOUTH, SOUTHWEST HEADING APPROXIMATELY 520 FEET FROM WHERE IT CAME TO REST. FROM EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE AND PILOT STATEMENTS, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED IN A NORMAL ATTITUDE FOR 210 FEET WHERE UPON THE LEFT WING STRUCK A SMALL TREE AND THE AIRCRAFTS EMPENNAGE MOVE TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SKIDDING SIDEWAYS IN THE MUDDY PASTURE FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET WHEN THE FUSELAGE IMPACTED ANOTHER TREE JUST AFT OF THE WING. THE TREE CAUSED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TAILWHEEL TO LIFT OFF THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND, THE RIGHT WING TIP IMPACTED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING WHEEL, DAMAGING THE WING TIP AND BENDING THE RIGHT MAIN AXLE. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT THIS POINT HE THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT MAY CARTWHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED SIDEWAYS APPROXIMATELY 86 FEET COMING TO A REST FACING EAST SOUTH EAST.
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NOTICEABLE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, RIGHT AND LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT LOWER FUSELAGE AFT OF THE WING, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, LEFT FLAP, LEFT AILERON AND SPRAY EQUIPMENT.
THE PILOT REPORTED HE EXPERIENCED NO INJURIES.
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