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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Dos Palos, CA · June 24, 2008

Date: June 24, 2008 · 08:30 local
Place: Dos Palos, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2318Q
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N2318QRegistration cancelled Nov 18, 2013 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0365 · Built 1981 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 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) While performing aerial application operations, pilot reported a loss of engine power and performed off-field emergency landing. While landing in farm field, the main landing gear struck a irrigation ditch causing both left and right landing gear to separate from the aircraft. Inspection of the incident aircraft revealed, along with detached landing gear, the engines nr 3 cylinder rocker house was cracked. Along with the noted damage, the aircaft suffered only minor damage to the fuselage and wings.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS, PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND PERFORMED OFF-FIELD EMERGENCY LANDING. WHILE LANDING IN FARM FIELD, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A IRRIGATION DITCH CAUSING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT REVEALED, ALONG WITH DETACHED LANDING GEAR, THE ENGINES NR 3 CYLINDER ROCKER HOUSE WAS CRACKED. ALONG WITH THE NOTED DAMAGE, THE AIRCAFT SUFFERED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS.