What happened
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Pilot operating under CFR part 137 flight rules sucessfully sprayed first tank of chemical fertilizer and landed for refuling and to reload the hopper. According to the pilot, the ground crew loaded too much fertilizer in the hopper so the pilot opened the hopper door on the ground to release excess fertilizer back in the loader. The pilot made a sucessful take off but when he swoped down for his first pass, the aircraft's momentum caused the aircraft to hit the ground due to an overweight condition. The airplane became uncontrollable once it bounced into the air so the pilot tried to make an emergency landing. The aircraft struck the gound nose first dislodging the engine and propellor then the aircraft came to rest upside down. The pilot was able to free himself and walked away unharmed. A vehicle passing by on the highway called the sherrif's department to report the crash. The pilotprivacy data omitted has a valid medical and pilot certificate at the time of the crash but did not have a valid CFR part 137 operating certificate.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT OPERATING UNDER CFR PART 137 FLIGHT RULES SUCESSFULLY SPRAYED FIRST TANK OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZER AND LANDED FOR REFULING AND TO RELOAD THE HOPPER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE GROUND CREW LOADED TOO MUCH FERTILIZER IN THE HOPPER SO THE PILOT OPENED THE HOPPER DOOR ON THE GROUND TO RELEASE EXCESS FERTILIZER BACK IN THE LOADER. THE PILOT MADE A SUCESSFUL TAKE OFF BUT WHEN HE SWOPED DOWN FOR HIS FIRST PASS, THE AIRCRAFT'S MOMENTUM CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE GROUND DUE TO AN OVERWEIGHT CONDITION. THE AIRPLANE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE ONCE IT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR SO THE PILOT TRIED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GOUND NOSE FIRST DISLODGING THE ENGINE AND PROPELLOR THEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO FREE HIMSELF AND WALKED AWAY UNHARMED. A VEHICLE PASSING BY ON THE HIGHWAY CALLED THE SHERRIF'S DEPARTMENT TO REPORT THE CRASH. THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS A VALID MEDICAL AND PILOT CERTIFICATE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH BUT DID NOT HAVE A VALID CFR PART 137 OPERATING CERTIFICATE.
NTSB investigation
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