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FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-402 · Orangeburg, SC · July 13, 2005

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Date
July 13, 2005 · 07:30 local
Place
Orangeburg, SC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
W3XG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N420SA
Reported as
Airtrc AT402
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A27
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N420SARegistered now · Air Tractor AT-402S/N 402-0776 · Built 1990Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-402Engine 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) PIC reported that while preparing for aerial application (400 feet AGL) the engine quit. He attempted a forced landing on a hard surface road and while trying to maneuver the aircraft past a power pole at low airspeed the left wing stalled, the pilot lost control and the aircraft impacted the road extremely hard causing the left landing gear to collapse. The airplane slid sideways approximately 300 feet down the highway. The pilot egressed the aircraft safely.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC REPORTED THAT WHILE PREPARING FOR AERIAL APPLICATION (400 FEET AGL) THE ENGINE QUIT. HE ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING ON A HARD SURFACE ROAD AND WHILE TRYING TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT PAST A POWER POLE AT LOW AIRSPEED THE LEFT WING STALLED, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE ROAD EXTREMELY HARD CAUSING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRPLANE SLID SIDEWAYS APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE PILOT EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY.