# Incident 19810906063329I: Airtrc AT301, Redwood, MS, September 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Redwood, MS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.4735° N, 90.7969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redwood, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4735&lon=-90.7969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8511S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8511S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906063329I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED DURING TAXI. ATTACH TRUNIONS SHOW EVIDENCE OF FRETTING ACTION.

## Other reports on N8511S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19981019043579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981019043579I), Oct 19, 1998: Airtrc AT301 (N8511S), Suffolk, VA, Minor damage. (-5)Argicultural aircraft landed and taxied to parking. Grass was wet and when brakes applied, aircraft skidded and damaged left wing tip on impact with water…
- [Accident 19830825043939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825043939A), Aug 25, 1983: Airtrc AT301 (N8511S), Redwood, MS, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after severe vibration caused by prop counterweight bearing shaft breaking

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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