What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The airman was performing an aerial application when on his last pass the aircraft engine started spiting and sputtering. The airman exited the field and climbed to clear a tree line and a cross-country transmission power line. As the engine began to pop and backfire the airman searched for a safe place to land. The airman was traveling southbound when the engine stopped running and then started back on and off several times as he was maneuvering toward a landing spot. On landing the aircraft bounce twice about 60-70 yards from a turn row. The turn row (elevated) caused the aircraft to go airborne, jumping over a ditch and into another field. The aircraft came to rest when it struck an irrigation power unit causing the aircraft to cartwheel (flip upside down) and slide for approximately 35-45 yards before the aircraft came to a complete stop.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN WAS PERFORMING AN AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN ON HIS LAST PASS THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED SPITING AND SPUTTERING. THE AIRMAN EXITED THE FIELD AND CLIMBED TO CLEAR A TREE LINE AND A CROSS-COUNTRY TRANSMISSION POWER LINE. AS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO POP AND BACKFIRE THE AIRMAN SEARCHED FOR A SAFE PLACE TO LAND. THE AIRMAN WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THEN STARTED BACK ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES AS HE WAS MANEUVERING TOWARD A LANDING SPOT. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCE TWICE ABOUT 60-70 YARDS FROM A TURN ROW. THE TURN ROW (ELEVATED) CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO AIRBORNE, JUMPING OVER A DITCH AND INTO ANOTHER FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WHEN IT STRUCK AN IRRIGATION POWER UNIT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL (FLIP UPSIDE DOWN) AND SLIDE FOR APPROXIMATELY 35-45 YARDS BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP.
NTSB investigation
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