What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While conducting agricultural operations, the aircraft stuck a set of transmision power lines. Three power lines damaged the prop, windshield frame, horizontal stabilizer, and elevator resulting in an emergency landing in a grass field. As the airplane rolled out to a stop, the aircraft ground looped to the left damaging the main landing gear and left wing. The aircraft came to a rest approximately 920 yards north of the point of wire impact, at a heading of approximately 180°.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS, THE AIRCRAFT STUCK A SET OF TRANSMISION POWER LINES. THREE POWER LINES DAMAGED THE PROP, WINDSHIELD FRAME, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND ELEVATOR RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A GRASS FIELD. AS THE AIRPLANE ROLLED OUT TO A STOP, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT DAMAGING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 920 YARDS NORTH OF THE POINT OF WIRE IMPACT, AT A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 180°.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.