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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Summerdale, AL · March 21, 1997

Date: March 21, 1997 · 17:30 local
Place: Summerdale, AL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: LLIG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4440S
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,300 total1,800 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N4440SRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0100 · Built 1977 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: #4 cylinder rocker arm separated from the cylinder and cracked.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: #4 CYLINDER ROCKER ARM SEPARATED FROM THE CYLINDER AND CRACKED.

Other reports on N4440S · 2

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

Incident 20220624007679IManeuver · Sharon Springs, KSWhile conducting agricultural operations. The pilot did the standard procedure of surveying the area to be sprayed, and was aware of the high wires in the area. In the process of spraying the field the pilot misjudged the distance between his aircraft and one…Jun 24, 2022 · Minor damage Incident 19920716027879IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Drew, MSEngine lost power en route to spray run. Dumped load. Forced landing in a field. Flipped over. NR8 cylinder crackedJul 16, 1992 · Minor damage