What happened
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(-23) The takeoff roll was on runway 19. After lift off the pilot started to turn left when the engine failed throwing lots of sparks and smoke out of the exhaust stacks. The pilot rolled the wings level, and landed straight ahead in the farmers field. The aircraft rolled about 500FT when it came across an irrigation ditch. The aircraft hopped the ditch tearing the left main gear, and the right main wheel assembly off the aircraft. The aircraft came to rest approx. 40' from the ditch. The NTSB is having the engine shipped to pratt & whitney Canada to do the engine tear down. This sheet will be amended when the tear down report is available from pratt and whitney. (.19) on August 20, 2002, approximately 0652 mountain daylight time, an air tractor AT-502B spray plane, N6146G, registered to/operated by queen bee air specialties, inc., and being flown by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of power shortly after takeoff from the Rigby-Jefferson County Airport, Rigby, Idaho. The pilot suffered minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was departing for a spray r un, was operated under 14 CFR 137, and departed the Rigby airport approximately 0650. The pilot reported to the FAA that shortly after takeoff from runway 19, power was lost and the aircraft was maneuvered to a forced landing in a field. The pilot called the accident in on his cell phone.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS ON RUNWAY 19. AFTER LIFT OFF THE PILOT STARTED TO TURN LEFT WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED THROWING LOTS OF SPARKS AND SMOKE OUT OF THE EXHAUST STACKS. THE PILOT ROLLED THE WINGS LEVEL, AND LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD IN THE FARMERS FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ABOUT 500FT WHEN IT CAME ACROSS AN IRRIGATION DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT HOPPED THE DITCH TEARING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, AND THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROX. 40' FROM THE DITCH. THE NTSB IS HAVING THE ENGINE SHIPPED TO PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA TO DO THE ENGINE TEAR DOWN. THIS SHEET WILL BE AMENDED WHEN THE TEAR DOWN REPORT IS AVAILABLE FROM PRATT AND WHITNEY. (.19) ON AUGUST 20, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 0652 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-502B SPRAY PLANE, N6146G, REGISTERED TO/OPERATED BY QUEEN BEE AIR SPECIALTIES, INC., AND BEING FLOWN BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE RIGBY-JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT, RIGBY, IDAHO. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS DEPARTING FOR A SPRAY R UN, WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 137, AND DEPARTED THE RIGBY AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 0650. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FAA THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 19, POWER WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERED TO A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THE PILOT CALLED THE ACCIDENT IN ON HIS CELL PHONE.
NTSB investigation
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