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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Garwood, TX · June 19, 2008

Date: June 19, 2008 · 12:45 local
Place: Garwood, TX
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: A3NG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3166H
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN08LA105
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 28,000 total5,209 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days

N3166HRegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2022 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0549 · Built 1984 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During takeoff, the pilot reported that the aircraft started to loose power and backfire. The pilot applied full power and the engine continued to loose power. The reduction in power resulted in the pilot making an immediate emergency landing in a rice field. Upon landing the aircrafts main landing gear struck a levy and collapsed. The aircraft slid approximately 75 yards and came to resst upright and facing 170 degrees from the direction of flight at the point of impact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND BACKFIRE. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOOSE POWER. THE REDUCTION IN POWER RESULTED IN THE PILOT MAKING AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A RICE FIELD. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFTS MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A LEVY AND COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS AND CAME TO RESST UPRIGHT AND FACING 170 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT AT THE POINT OF IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN08LA105Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGarwood, TXA loss of engine power due to the total failure of the number 2 cylinder.Jun 19, 2008 · Destroyed

Other reports on N3166H · 1

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

Accident 19960903025799ABrownfield, TXStruck power lines during aerial application and crashed. (-23) the pilot indicated he had made one pass in the field and this was his second pass. He had flown under the wire on the first pass and just misjudged and hit the wire on the second pass.Sep 3, 1996 · Substantial damage