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FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Sidney, MT · August 6, 2000

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Date
August 6, 2000 · 06:30 local
Place
Sidney, MT
Airport
Sidney Richland Municipal
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5079S
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total200 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N5079SRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0116 · Built 1978Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301Engine 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.

(-23)The pilot stated that he had completed a spray run and was making a turn to line on the next spray run. At about 150 feet in the air and the engine failed and he made an emergency landing in a field. He stated that the number 5 cylinder had blown off the engine causing the speed ring to depart the aircraft. The parts of the speed ring came in contact with the windshield, vertical stabilizer and rudder causing damage to them.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD COMPLETED A SPRAY RUN AND WAS MAKING A TURN TO LINE ON THE NEXT SPRAY RUN. AT ABOUT 150 FEET IN THE AIR AND THE ENGINE FAILED AND HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. HE STATED THAT THE NUMBER 5 CYLINDER HAD BLOWN OFF THE ENGINE CAUSING THE SPEED RING TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. THE PARTS OF THE SPEED RING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THEM.