20160524018059A

The applicator was entering a wheat field from the north northwest corner of the field to be sprayed, headed to the south east corner where he intended to turn north bound and begin a south to north spray pattern working from the west side of the field to the east. Approximately half way across the field the aircraft impacted the ground and slid for approximately 85 ft. after the impact with the ground the aircraft turned sideways and eventually overturned coming to rest, with the aircraft nose pointed to the northeast on it's top with the right wing torn from the forward attach point and the empenage twisted to the left. Both spray booms were torn from the aircraft and found along the path of the skid. Propeller blades were curled towards the cowling consistant with a strike to the ground while under power from the engine. The left main tire and wheel assembly were bent out with the outboard wheel face point upward toward the bottom of the wing. No fuel remained in the aircraft by the time FAA inspectors arrived on scene due to damage from the accident. The pilot stated that he had left his private strip 10 miles to southwest of the spray field with 22 gallons of fuel onboard and 35 gallons of mixed chemical in the aircraft hopper. The pilot was not seriously injured with only abrasions to the back of his right hand and left forearm that were incurred while he was exiting the overturned aircraft.