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 struck a power transmision lines while on a clean up pass. One power line damaged the prop, windshield, and left wing leading edge resulting in an emergency landing in a corn field. As the airplane rolled out to a stop, the aircraft slid to the left damaging the main landing gear, right wing, and folded the rear empenage. The aircraft came to a rest approximately 0.5 NM west of the point of wire impact, at a heading of approximately 290.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER TRANSMISION LINES WHILE ON A CLEAN UP PASS. ONE POWER LINE DAMAGED THE PROP, WINDSHIELD, AND LEFT WING LEADING EDGE RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. AS THE AIRPLANE ROLLED OUT TO A STOP, THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO THE LEFT DAMAGING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING, AND FOLDED THE REAR EMPENAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 0.5 NM WEST OF THE POINT OF WIRE IMPACT, AT A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 290.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.