20040712015929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Waitsburg, WA · July 12, 2004

Date: July 12, 2004 · 11:30 local
Place: Waitsburg, WA
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: WQZG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N23811
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA04CA132
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,090 total214 in this make and model185 in the last 90 days

N23811Registration cancelled Oct 4, 2019 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0432 · Built 1982 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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) During landing, a dust devil pushed the aircraft to the left side of the runway. The left spray boom contacted the wheat alongside the runway, causing the plane to turn to the left and slide down the runway sideways. The right main gear bent under. The tail wheel and aft part of the tail cone was damaged and the right wing contacted the ground damaging the spar and wing tip. The right horizontal stabilizer was also damaged. Pilot was not hurt. No property damage or injury to anyone on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING, A DUST DEVIL PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT SPRAY BOOM CONTACTED THE WHEAT ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY, CAUSING THE PLANE TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND SLIDE DOWN THE RUNWAY SIDEWAYS. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BENT UNDER. THE TAIL WHEEL AND AFT PART OF THE TAIL CONE WAS DAMAGED AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND DAMAGING THE SPAR AND WING TIP. THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS ALSO DAMAGED. PILOT WAS NOT HURT. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR INJURY TO ANYONE ON THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA04CA132Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWaitsburg, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and his inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the landing. Gusts and high vegetation were factors.Jul 12, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N23811 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20170730012059IAdrian, ORDescription of event: Pilot said just as he pulled up from making a pass over an onion field the engine suddenly stopped, no sputtering or coughing, just quit. Pilot stated that initially he wanted to land on a road, but it became apparent that he couldn't…Jul 30, 2017 · Minor damage