What happened
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On April 18, 2015, at approximately 1135 am, central time, the pilot, was crop dusting in a field three miles west of Maysville, Oklahoma 73057, when his ag. Cat. Aircraft lost engine power. The aircraft departed from Pauls valley airport Oklahoma (pvj) in VFR conditions. The engine stop running and the aircraft went down in a wheat field and incurred substantial damage, with one person on board who received no injuries.
The pilot stated that the aircraft (Grumman-G164A) lost power at approximately 200 feet, AGL, while turning in for an a-b line on alfalfa field. When the engine quit, he attempted a restart with no success. Fuel pressure, oil pressure, and temperatures were in normal operating range. He stated that he had a choice of landing on wet ground or landing in a wheat field. After touchdown, the aircraft rolled approximately 200 feet when the propeller hit the ground and snapped off, which caused the aircraft to flip over and came to rest inverted.
The on sight investigation of the aircraft reveailed the following defficiecies: the aircraft left wing leading edge and spar were damage, wing tip cracked, wing trailing edge mutilitated, the propeller broke off from the crank shaft, the engine number 4&5 cylinders broke off when the aircraft flipped and landed inverted. The lower wing main spar buckle and skin torn; right wing leading edge torn with internal structure damage, aircraft fuselage side panels worpped, cockpit structure damage, aircraft belly skin distorted, enging fire wall damage. The happer and dump gate okay. The tail boom and tail wheel incured no damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 18, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1135 AM, CENTRAL TIME, THE PILOT, WAS CROP DUSTING IN A FIELD THREE MILES WEST OF MAYSVILLE, OKLAHOMA 73057, WHEN HIS AG. CAT. AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM PAULS VALLEY AIRPORT OKLAHOMA (PVJ) IN VFR CONDITIONS. THE ENGINE STOP RUNNING AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN IN A WHEAT FIELD AND INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WITH ONE PERSON ON BOARD WHO RECEIVED NO INJURIES.
THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT (GRUMMAN-G164A) LOST POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET, AGL, WHILE TURNING IN FOR AN A-B LINE ON ALFALFA FIELD. WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT, HE ATTEMPTED A RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS. FUEL PRESSURE, OIL PRESSURE, AND TEMPERATURES WERE IN NORMAL OPERATING RANGE. HE STATED THAT HE HAD A CHOICE OF LANDING ON WET GROUND OR LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET WHEN THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND AND SNAPPED OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.
THE ON SIGHT INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEAILED THE FOLLOWING DEFFICIECIES: THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND SPAR WERE DAMAGE, WING TIP CRACKED, WING TRAILING EDGE MUTILITATED, THE PROPELLER BROKE OFF FROM THE CRANK SHAFT, THE ENGINE NUMBER 4&5 CYLINDERS BROKE OFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED AND LANDED INVERTED. THE LOWER WING MAIN SPAR BUCKLE AND SKIN TORN; RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE TORN WITH INTERNAL STRUCTURE DAMAGE, AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE SIDE PANELS WORPPED, COCKPIT STRUCTURE DAMAGE, AIRCRAFT BELLY SKIN DISTORTED, ENGING FIRE WALL DAMAGE. THE HAPPER AND DUMP GATE OKAY. THE TAIL BOOM AND TAIL WHEEL INCURED NO DAMAGE.
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