# Incident 20060525008939I: Airtrc AT301, Independence, KS, May 25, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2006, 09:45 local time
- Place: Independence, KS
- Airport: Independence Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: W2WG
- Location: 37.1579° N, 95.7790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDEPENDENCE MUNI (IDP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1579&lon=-95.7790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23416, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400A (registry code 0390203, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-27 series (registry code 52141, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-27-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 540 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060525008939I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 25, 2006 AT ABOUT 0945 AN AIR-TRACTOR 301, LOADED WITH ABOUT 300 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS JUST AFTER TAKEOFF AND ABOUT 200 AGL. PRIOR TO THE POWER LOSS THE PILOT HEARD A HIGH PITCHED NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO DUMP SOME OF HIS CHEMICAL LOAD PRIOR TO THE FORCED LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE MAIN GEAR STRUTS, TAIL WHEEL ASSY, AND PROP DUE TO THE HARD LANDING AND THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. IT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME, BUT THE ENGINE INTERNAL BLOWER IS SUSPECTED AS CAUSE FOR THE LOSS OF POWER. AN M&D REPORT IS FORTHCOMING FROM THE ENGINE OVERHAUL FACILITY WHEN THE TEAR DOWN OF THE ENGINE IS COMPLETE.

## Other reports on N23416 (1)

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

- [Accident 20130424012379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130424012379A), Apr 24, 2013: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N23416), Bowling Green, MO, Substantial damage. Amendment to original report: On July 25, 2013 the NTSB received a teardown report from covington aircraft in okmulgee, OK. The supercharger unit was sent to…

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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