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FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-802 · Hazleton, PA · May 10, 2001

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Date
May 10, 2001 · 15:40 local
Place
Hazleton, PA
Airport
Hazleton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5035K
Reported as
Airtrc AT802
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N5035KRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-802S/N 802-0048 · Built 1997Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-802Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A 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) Pilot was landing on runway 10 when, on touch down, the tail wheel spring broke and separated from the aircraft. The pilot used reverse thrust and right rudder input to keep aircraft on the center line without a tail wheel. The pilot then used brakes to stop the aircraft while the aircraft veered left off the runway. The aircraft right main landing gear was severed and the aircraft came to rest on the left wheel and the right wingtip. Some damage to the top outboard area of the right wing was evident, but the spar appeared unharmed. All five propeller blades were damaged in the occurrence.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 10 WHEN, ON TOUCH DOWN, THE TAIL WHEEL SPRING BROKE AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT USED REVERSE THRUST AND RIGHT RUDDER INPUT TO KEEP AIRCRAFT ON THE CENTER LINE WITHOUT A TAIL WHEEL. THE PILOT THEN USED BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT WHILE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SEVERED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT WHEEL AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP. SOME DAMAGE TO THE TOP OUTBOARD AREA OF THE RIGHT WING WAS EVIDENT, BUT THE SPAR APPEARED UNHARMED. ALL FIVE PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED IN THE OCCURRENCE.