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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Brawley, CA · February 9, 1994

Date: February 9, 1994 · 11:00 local
Place: Brawley, CA
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: LWRG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8532S
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,200 total2,500 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N8532SRegistration cancelled Feb 18, 1997 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 3010136 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on February 9, 1994, N8532S, an air tractor AT-301, was attempting to take off from a dirt strip when the right main landing gear strut failed. The aircraft contacted the ground,causing damage to the propeller engine case, left wing and rear fuselage skin. The pilot was not injured as a result of this incident. A malfunction defect report was submitted by certificated mechanic. This incident is not related to NMAC or a pilot deviation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 9, 1994, N8532S, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-301, WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A DIRT STRIP WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND,CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER ENGINE CASE, LEFT WING AND REAR FUSELAGE SKIN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. A MALFUNCTION DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY CERTIFICATED MECHANIC. THIS INCIDENT IS NOT RELATED TO NMAC OR A PILOT DEVIATION.