What happened
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(-23) 08/19/2005, 0815 Hrs, air tractor, model AT-401, N4545W, s/n 401-0790 departed Winnie/stowall airport, T90, on runway 17. Flight was enroute to wharton regional airport, karm, for maintenance. While still climbing and turning to southwest. Reaching an altitude of approximately 200 feet, pilot reduced power and engine failed. Pilot made emergency landing on adjacent field on a northern heading. After touchdown the left main landing gear sunk in a soft rut and collapsed. Aircraft slid another 50 feet. Inspection of the airplane revealed several holes in the engine cowling, breach of the turbine section at the 12, 6, and 9 o'clock positions.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 08/19/2005, 0815 HRS, AIR TRACTOR, MODEL AT-401, N4545W, S/N 401-0790 DEPARTED WINNIE/STOWALL AIRPORT, T90, ON RUNWAY 17. FLIGHT WAS ENROUTE TO WHARTON REGIONAL AIRPORT, KARM, FOR MAINTENANCE. WHILE STILL CLIMBING AND TURNING TO SOUTHWEST. REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET, PILOT REDUCED POWER AND ENGINE FAILED. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON ADJACENT FIELD ON A NORTHERN HEADING. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SUNK IN A SOFT RUT AND COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SLID ANOTHER 50 FEET. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED SEVERAL HOLES IN THE ENGINE COWLING, BREACH OF THE TURBINE SECTION AT THE 12, 6, AND 9 O'CLOCK POSITIONS.
NTSB investigation
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