What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At the finish of the last pass of spraying a field in sussex county Delaware, pilot reports hearing a loud bang followed by loss of engine power. Aircraft was between 20 to 60 feet AGL and pilots states he initiated a 40 to 60 degree left turn into the wind for a forced landing in a corn field. Aircraft touched down and, during the landing roll after slowing, soft sand and corn stalks caused the tail to pitch up. The aircraft stood on the nose for several seconds before falling inverted on the ground. The pilot was uninjured and exited the aircraft after shutting off aircraft electrical power.
As the FAA filed it
AT THE FINISH OF THE LAST PASS OF SPRAYING A FIELD IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE, PILOT REPORTS HEARING A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AIRCRAFT WAS BETWEEN 20 TO 60 FEET AGL AND PILOTS STATES HE INITIATED A 40 TO 60 DEGREE LEFT TURN INTO THE WIND FOR A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND, DURING THE LANDING ROLL AFTER SLOWING, SOFT SAND AND CORN STALKS CAUSED THE TAIL TO PITCH UP. THE AIRCRAFT STOOD ON THE NOSE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE FALLING INVERTED ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER SHUTTING OFF AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL POWER.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N6781K · 2
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