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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-400 · Springfield, MN · July 31, 2006

Date: July 31, 2006 · 14:45 local
Place: Springfield, MN
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N23720
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06CA221
Reported as: Airtrc AT400
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total120 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N23720Registration cancelled Jan 16, 2018 · Air Tractor AT-400S/N 400-0422 · Built 1981 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-400 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was landing on a Private airstip 7 miles n of Springfield, MN. As the aircraft touched down the pilot believes the tail wheel assembly failed which made the aircraft uncontrollable. The aircraft veered off the runway and into the edge of a bean field where the aft fuselage, left wing, left aileron, and left main gear assembly were damaged. The pilot was not injured. The aft fuselage skin was crumpled as a result of the aft frame being twisted to the right. The left wing tip and aileron were both bent upwards. A broken bolt from the tailwheel assembly was recovered from the runway. Pilot may send bolt to the NTSB for evaluation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON A PRIVATE AIRSTIP 7 MILES N OF SPRINGFIELD, MN. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE PILOT BELIEVES THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY FAILED WHICH MADE THE AIRCRAFT UNCONTROLLABLE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE EDGE OF A BEAN FIELD WHERE THE AFT FUSELAGE, LEFT WING, LEFT AILERON, AND LEFT MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AFT FUSELAGE SKIN WAS CRUMPLED AS A RESULT OF THE AFT FRAME BEING TWISTED TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT WING TIP AND AILERON WERE BOTH BENT UPWARDS. A BROKEN BOLT FROM THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS RECOVERED FROM THE RUNWAY. PILOT MAY SEND BOLT TO THE NTSB FOR EVALUATION.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI06CA221Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSpringfield, MNThe pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane as a result of the partial failure of the tail wheel assembly. A factor associated with the accident was the crop that the airplane contacted.Jul 31, 2006 · Substantial damage

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