What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 10/18/2019 pilot states that he just finished spraying a field and was headed home when his engine began to surging as if it were starving for fuel. Pilot states that he had just put 75 gallons on board before departing. Pilot made a decision to land in a pasture and was heading toward a pivot and ground looped the aircraft and collapsed the right main and tail gears. The prop impacted the ground and after gathering his thoughts exited the aircraft. The pilot noticed smoke coming from the engine nacelle and called the land owner that he had an off field landing and the aircraft was on fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10/18/2019 PILOT STATES THAT HE JUST FINISHED SPRAYING A FIELD AND WAS HEADED HOME WHEN HIS ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGING AS IF IT WERE STARVING FOR FUEL. PILOT STATES THAT HE HAD JUST PUT 75 GALLONS ON BOARD BEFORE DEPARTING. PILOT MADE A DECISION TO LAND IN A PASTURE AND WAS HEADING TOWARD A PIVOT AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT AND COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN AND TAIL GEARS. THE PROP IMPACTED THE GROUND AND AFTER GATHERING HIS THOUGHTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE NACELLE AND CALLED THE LAND OWNER THAT HE HAD AN OFF FIELD LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.