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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hiller UH-12E · Luxora, AR · September 1, 2006

Date: September 1, 2006 · 18:30 local
Place: Luxora, AR
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: YBFG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8402D
Reported as: Hiller UH12E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 23,000 total7,300 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N8402DRegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2013 · Hiller UH-12ES/N 1093 · Built 1959 Airframe modelHiller UH-12E Engine modelLycoming VO-540 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) Pilot stated he was working ag operations for about 20 minutes on this flight. He made a normal field entry and was established on his spray run. The left torque pedal went completely forward with no response and the aircraft began a slow rotation to the right. Power was reduced and an emergency landing was attempted in the cotton field being sprayed. Just prior to touchdown collective was increased and the ship sat down in the cotton field with minimal damage to the aircraft and no injury to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS WORKING AG OPERATIONS FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES ON THIS FLIGHT. HE MADE A NORMAL FIELD ENTRY AND WAS ESTABLISHED ON HIS SPRAY RUN. THE LEFT TORQUE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY FORWARD WITH NO RESPONSE AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SLOW ROTATION TO THE RIGHT. POWER WAS REDUCED AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN THE COTTON FIELD BEING SPRAYED. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN COLLECTIVE WAS INCREASED AND THE SHIP SAT DOWN IN THE COTTON FIELD WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURY TO THE PILOT.