QUITMAN, GA, USA
N40241
AYRES THRUSH S2R-T15
AT THE END OF SWATH RUN THE ACFT STRUCK A PIECE OF FARM EQUIPMENT DURING THE PULL-UP. AFTER THE COLLISION THE PLT NOTICED LIQUID TRAILING BEHIND THE ACFT AS HE RETURNED TO HIS DEPARTURE AIRPORT. UPON LDG WHEN THE LEFT WING SETTLEDCLOSE TO THE RWY, THE PLT REALIZED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HAD BEEN DAMAGED IN THE COLLISION. THE LANDING WAS ABORTED. AT ABOUT 75 FT AGL IN THE INITIAL CLIMB A TOTAL LOSS OF PWR WAS EXPERIENCED. THE PLT LANDED THE ACFT IN A CORN FIELD ANDTHE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST CRASH FIRE. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE FARM EQUIPMENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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