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FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Cohoma, TX · October 13, 2004

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Date
October 13, 2004 · 16:50 local
Place
Cohoma, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
A3NG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8886S
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW05CA003
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,630 total1,600 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N8886SRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0227 · Built 1979Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The flight originated out of the big spring airport at 1630 CDT approximately. No flight plan was filed. Approximately 20 minutes after take off, the pilot reported a vibration from what he believed to be the air driven pump. The pilot elected to make a precautionary landing on a dirt road running west and east. The pilot touched down to the west and lost control of the aircraft when it struck an embankment along the north side of the road. The right main gear became imbedded and caused the aircraft to veer sharply to the right. The left side of the fuselage, left wing and left main gear, were substantially damaged when the aircraft struck the embankment and came to a stoop after veering about 300 degrees to the right. The accident occurred at 1650 CDT approximately. The pilot was not injured. The pilot had just received his commercial certificate (June 9, 2004) following a voluntary surrender of his pilot certificate from a previous accident. The nearest weather reporting facility was midland, Texas, located 50 miles to the west. They reported VFR conditions. The pilot stated that weather was not a factor. METAR kmaf 132253Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW060 23/12 A2992 rmk AO2 SLP098

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED OUT OF THE BIG SPRING AIRPORT AT 1630 CDT APPROXIMATELY. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF, THE PILOT REPORTED A VIBRATION FROM WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE THE AIR DRIVEN PUMP. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD RUNNING WEST AND EAST. THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN TO THE WEST AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BECAME IMBEDDED AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, LEFT WING AND LEFT MAIN GEAR, WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO A STOOP AFTER VEERING ABOUT 300 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 1650 CDT APPROXIMATELY. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HAD JUST RECEIVED HIS COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE (JUNE 9, 2004) FOLLOWING A VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE FROM A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING FACILITY WAS MIDLAND, TEXAS, LOCATED 50 MILES TO THE WEST. THEY REPORTED VFR CONDITIONS. THE PILOT STATED THAT WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. METAR KMAF 132253Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW060 23/12 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP098

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 DFW05CA003Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCoahoma, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for landing.Oct 13, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8886S · 1

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

Accident 20000601040149AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Garwood, TX(.4)On June 1, 2000, at 1920 central daylight time, an air tractor AT-301 agricultural airplane, N8886S, impacted the terrain during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Garwood, Texas. The airplane, owned by anf air service, inc., of…Jun 1, 2000 · Substantial damage · 1 fatal