What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 17, 2018, approxiately 0945 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 140 was substantially damaged during landing at a private airfield three miles southwest of Hayes Center, Nebraska. The private pilot was the only occupant in the aircraft and received no injuries.
According to the airman, the pilot departed wallace, Nebraska (K64V) for a local flight to observe agricultural crops. The pilot elected to fly into a private airport to releive himself of physicological needs. The airman elected to land north on the buffalo grass covered field. The airman stated that he entered the traffic pattern at a lower than normal altitude. The approach to the field was a steeper gradient than the standard three degrees. The airman stated that he could salvage the situtation. Upon touchdown, the aircraft was near centerline. Upon the landing rollout, the aircraft veered left and the pilot did not apply right rudder quickly enough to prevent the left wing hitting corn stalks that was along side the grass runway. The aircraft was "sucked" into the corn creating leading edge damage to both wings and removing the right main gear assembly from the aircraft. The weather at private airfield was VFR and calm winds.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 17, 2018, APPROXIATELY 0945 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 140 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRFIELD THREE MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAYES CENTER, NEBRASKA. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES.
ACCORDING TO THE AIRMAN, THE PILOT DEPARTED WALLACE, NEBRASKA (K64V) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT TO OBSERVE AGRICULTURAL CROPS. THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY INTO A PRIVATE AIRPORT TO RELEIVE HIMSELF OF PHYSICOLOGICAL NEEDS. THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO LAND NORTH ON THE BUFFALO GRASS COVERED FIELD. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT A LOWER THAN NORMAL ALTITUDE. THE APPROACH TO THE FIELD WAS A STEEPER GRADIENT THAN THE STANDARD THREE DEGREES. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE COULD SALVAGE THE SITUTATION. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEAR CENTERLINE. UPON THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND THE PILOT DID NOT APPLY RIGHT RUDDER QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE LEFT WING HITTING CORN STALKS THAT WAS ALONG SIDE THE GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS "SUCKED" INTO THE CORN CREATING LEADING EDGE DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND REMOVING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE WEATHER AT PRIVATE AIRFIELD WAS VFR AND CALM WINDS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.