20060501006959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-802A · Woodville, TX · May 1, 2006

Date: May 1, 2006 · 13:00 local
Place: Woodville, TX
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: J1TG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8504T
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW06LA121
Reported as: Airtrc AT802A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total4,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N8504TRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-802AS/N 802A-0218 · Built 2005 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-802A Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Restricted cat ag operating under part 137 with 5500 lbs of fertilizer left jasper, TX (kjas) VFR after a 20 min flt acft eng would not maintain RPM. Pilot made emergency landing at dykes ranch, rt 3, box 476, Woodville, TX 75979. Aircraft rolled, bouned and tipped forward contacting propeller then slid sideways. Total length of landing approximately 900 feet on the grass sod field. Acft stopped perpendicular to roll with LH main wheel buried in the ground. Pilot reported to FAA ii c that he ran out of fuel drained from aircraft by recovery personnel was reported to FAA ii c as LH tank 5 gal, RH tank 1 cup. Acft sustained major structural damage to truss members adjacent to main landing gear mounts to include attachments to aft firewall due to strong compression and side loads of the main landing gear. Prop tips bent aft under low power.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) RESTRICTED CAT AG OPERATING UNDER PART 137 WITH 5500 LBS OF FERTILIZER LEFT JASPER, TX (KJAS) VFR AFTER A 20 MIN FLT ACFT ENG WOULD NOT MAINTAIN RPM. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AT DYKES RANCH, RT 3, BOX 476, WOODVILLE, TX 75979. AIRCRAFT ROLLED, BOUNED AND TIPPED FORWARD CONTACTING PROPELLER THEN SLID SIDEWAYS. TOTAL LENGTH OF LANDING APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET ON THE GRASS SOD FIELD. ACFT STOPPED PERPENDICULAR TO ROLL WITH LH MAIN WHEEL BURIED IN THE GROUND. PILOT REPORTED TO FAA II C THAT HE RAN OUT OF FUEL DRAINED FROM AIRCRAFT BY RECOVERY PERSONNEL WAS REPORTED TO FAA II C AS LH TANK 5 GAL, RH TANK 1 CUP. ACFT SUSTAINED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO TRUSS MEMBERS ADJACENT TO MAIN LANDING GEAR MOUNTS TO INCLUDE ATTACHMENTS TO AFT FIREWALL DUE TO STRONG COMPRESSION AND SIDE LOADS OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. PROP TIPS BENT AFT UNDER LOW POWER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DFW06LA121Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJasper, TXThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable landing for the pilot to execute the forced landing.May 1, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8504T · 1

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

Accident 20061013023509ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Pine Hill, AL(-23) While performing fertilizer operations under 14 CFR part 137, pilot made downwind takeoff with loaded aircraft, aircraft became airborne without becoming aerodynamically stable. Aircraft struck trees at end of the runway and impacted ground, causing…Oct 13, 2006 · Substantial damage