What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The commercial pilot was returning to the home airstrip at Riego Road after applying fertilizer to a field when he had a "sudden and total engine failure". He stated he was about 300 feet AGL and made a turn to the east to a dirt Road, however the rate of decent did not allow proper allignment and he landed in a flooded rice field and overturned. The pilot was not injured. Property damage was to the rice crop. The aircraft sustained major damage to prop, engine, wings and tail when the aircraft overturned.
As the FAA filed it
THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE HOME AIRSTRIP AT RIEGO ROAD AFTER APPLYING FERTILIZER TO A FIELD WHEN HE HAD A "SUDDEN AND TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE". HE STATED HE WAS ABOUT 300 FEET AGL AND MADE A TURN TO THE EAST TO A DIRT ROAD, HOWEVER THE RATE OF DECENT DID NOT ALLOW PROPER ALLIGNMENT AND HE LANDED IN A FLOODED RICE FIELD AND OVERTURNED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS TO THE RICE CROP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO PROP, ENGINE, WINGS AND TAIL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.