# Accident 20041013024289A: Airtrc AT301, Cohoma, TX, October 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2004, 16:50 local time
- Place: Cohoma, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: A3NG
- Location: 32.3072° N, 101.3428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3072&lon=-101.3428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8886S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8886S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,630 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041013024289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW05CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA003), Oct 13, 2004: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8886S), Coahoma, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for landing.

## Other reports on N8886S (1)

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

- [Accident 20000601040149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000601040149A), Jun 1, 2000: Airtrc AT301 (N8886S), Garwood, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (.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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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