What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative:
NORMAL TAKEOFF FROM RUNwAY 06 AT DECATUR ILLINOIS (KDEC) TO THE NORTHEAST APROXIMATELY 0630 LOCAL TIME ON 07/11/2022 WITH A PLAN TO SPRAY A CORNFIELD ABOUT 25 NM WEST OF THE KDEC AIRPORT. THE PILOT RECIEVED WEATHER INFORMATION FROM FOREFLIGHT VIA CELL PHONE AND OBTAINED LOCAL WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE KDEC AIRPORT ATIS FREQUENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED FROM RUNWAY 06 WITH NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. PILOT EXECUTED A RIGHT TURN FROM RUNWAY 06 ABOUT 250 TO 300 FEET IN THE AIR WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A POP, FELT THE AIRCRAFT SHAKE, OBSERVED WHITE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST STACKS AND FELT THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATE. THE PILOT ROLLED WINGS LEVEL AND NOSED THE AIRCRAFT OVER TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHILE OPENING THE HOPPER DUMP HANDLE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLAIR THE LANDING JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN IN A MATURE BEAN FIELD ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE AIRCRAFT FIRMLY LANDED IN A FLAT ATTITUDE AND SLID THROUGH THE AIRPORT PERIMETER CHAIN LINK FENCE.
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As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE:
NORMAL TAKEOFF FROM RUNwAY 06 AT DECATUR ILLINOIS (KDEC) TO THE NORTHEAST APROXIMATELY 0630 LOCAL TIME ON 07/11/2022 WITH A PLAN TO SPRAY A CORNFIELD ABOUT 25 NM WEST OF THE KDEC AIRPORT. THE PILOT RECIEVED WEATHER INFORMATION FROM FOREFLIGHT VIA CELL PHONE AND OBTAINED LOCAL WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE KDEC AIRPORT ATIS FREQUENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED FROM RUNWAY 06 WITH NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. PILOT EXECUTED A RIGHT TURN FROM RUNWAY 06 ABOUT 250 TO 300 FEET IN THE AIR WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A POP, FELT THE AIRCRAFT SHAKE, OBSERVED WHITE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST STACKS AND FELT THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATE. THE PILOT ROLLED WINGS LEVEL AND NOSED THE AIRCRAFT OVER TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHILE OPENING THE HOPPER DUMP HANDLE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLAIR THE LANDING JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN IN A MATURE BEAN FIELD ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE AIRCRAFT FIRMLY LANDED IN A FLAT ATTITUDE AND SLID THROUGH THE AIRPORT PERIMETER CHAIN LINK FENCE.
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NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.