What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The company reported the aircraft was overdue to return from aerial application operations. Another aircraft was sent to locate it. The aircraft was located in a soy bean field approximately 2 miles from the base airport. The aircraft appeared to have struck left wing first and came to rest approximately 200 feet further. The left wing tip and part of the left aileron were located about 150 feet past the initial impact. All major components of the aircraft were accounted for. The right wing with the remaining portions of the wing assembly and spar were pointed opposite the direction of initial impact. The fuselage was perpendicular to the path of impact. Fuselage and empennage twisting indicated counterclockwise rotation relevant to the impact path. Pilot stated they were unable to move the flight control stick and had limited control with the rudder. A flight control inspection was inconclusive.
As the FAA filed it
THE COMPANY REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVERDUE TO RETURN FROM AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO LOCATE IT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN A SOY BEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM THE BASE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE STRUCK LEFT WING FIRST AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FURTHER. THE LEFT WING TIP AND PART OF THE LEFT AILERON WERE LOCATED ABOUT 150 FEET PAST THE INITIAL IMPACT. ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE ACCOUNTED FOR. THE RIGHT WING WITH THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE WING ASSEMBLY AND SPAR WERE POINTED OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION OF INITIAL IMPACT. THE FUSELAGE WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE PATH OF IMPACT. FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE TWISTING INDICATED COUNTERCLOCKWISE ROTATION RELEVANT TO THE IMPACT PATH. PILOT STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO MOVE THE FLIGHT CONTROL STICK AND HAD LIMITED CONTROL WITH THE RUDDER. A FLIGHT CONTROL INSPECTION WAS INCONCLUSIVE.
NTSB investigation
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