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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-402B · Truesdale, MA · August 13, 2003

Date: August 13, 2003 · 18:30 local
Place: Truesdale, MA
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N60998
Reported as: Airtrc AT402B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,400 total700 in this make and model310 in the last 90 days

N60998Registration cancelled Feb 13, 2024 · Air Tractor AT-402BS/N 402B-1004 · Built 1996 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-402B Engine 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) Mr. Carpenter landed due to heavy rain showers on the last quarter of a grass landing strip. Due to insufficient runway remaining, the pilot used high reverse thrust and braking resulting in a loss of control. The aircraft veered to the left of the runway into a field of seven foot standing corn. A result of the propeller's contact with the corn left one propeller blade severely bent at the tip with possible slight damage to another propeller blade. Pilot induced.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. CARPENTER LANDED DUE TO HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS ON THE LAST QUARTER OF A GRASS LANDING STRIP. DUE TO INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING, THE PILOT USED HIGH REVERSE THRUST AND BRAKING RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY INTO A FIELD OF SEVEN FOOT STANDING CORN. A RESULT OF THE PROPELLER'S CONTACT WITH THE CORN LEFT ONE PROPELLER BLADE SEVERELY BENT AT THE TIP WITH POSSIBLE SLIGHT DAMAGE TO ANOTHER PROPELLER BLADE. PILOT INDUCED.