From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot had picked up load and was circling the field prior to starting spray run when lower flying wire on right wing separated. Pilot returned to Walla Walla airport and landed. Kept right wing over hay stubble adjoining runway. Wing slowly settled to ground as he stopped aircraft with reverse thrust. No damage to wing or structure at fuselage. Two spray nozzles damaged. Flying wire had pit at point of separation. Mechanic to supply m&d report on part.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT HAD PICKED UP LOAD AND WAS CIRCLING THE FIELD PRIOR TO STARTING SPRAY RUN WHEN LOWER FLYING WIRE ON RIGHT WING SEPARATED. PILOT RETURNED TO WALLA WALLA AIRPORT AND LANDED. KEPT RIGHT WING OVER HAY STUBBLE ADJOINING RUNWAY. WING SLOWLY SETTLED TO GROUND AS HE STOPPED AIRCRAFT WITH REVERSE THRUST. NO DAMAGE TO WING OR STRUCTURE AT FUSELAGE. TWO SPRAY NOZZLES DAMAGED. FLYING WIRE HAD PIT AT POINT OF SEPARATION. MECHANIC TO SUPPLY M&D REPORT ON PART.
Other reports on N7502A · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.