What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was returning to the Weiser minicipal airport after finishing a spraying mission when the engine quit. The pilot determined that he was not within gliding distance to the airport and executed a forced landing in a field. The aircraft wing struck a wheel of an irrigation wheel line with the right wing leading edge. Damage was limited to the outboard leading edge skin.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE WEISER MINICIPAL AIRPORT AFTER FINISHING A SPRAYING MISSION WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT HE WAS NOT WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE TO THE AIRPORT AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WING STRUCK A WHEEL OF AN IRRIGATION WHEEL LINE WITH THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SKIN.
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