# Incident 19940209005799I: Airtrc AT301, Brawley, CA, February 9, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1994, 11:00 local time
- Place: Brawley, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LWRG
- Location: 32.9785° N, 115.5286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brawley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9785&lon=-115.5286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8532S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8532S-1997-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,200 total, 2,500 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/19940209005799I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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