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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-502A · Lissie, TX · May 8, 2009

Date: May 8, 2009 · 15:00 local
Place: Lissie, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: KAYG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N248LF
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA295
Reported as: Airtrc AT502A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A45
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 30,000 total10,000 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N248LFRegistration cancelled Jun 22, 2010 · Air Tractor AT-502AS/N 502A-0192 · Built 1992 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502A Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On may 8, 2009 at 1500 central standard time, an air tractor (AT-502A), was destroyed after losing engine power and landing in a rice field, 3 miles southwest of Lissie, Texas. The pilot stated the he was spreading fertilizer in a rice field and at the end of the row the engine quit. The PIC tried to alnd stratight ahead, but a drainage ditch crossed the field where he was landing. The aircraft touched down approximatley 200 feet prior to the ditch. The field was muddy and had furrows, causing the aircraft to bounce. The aircraft struck the drainage ditch, bending the right main gear, and then flipped over. Damage to the aircraft included the propeller having all blades bent, the engine was broken in half and suffered a post crash fire, the right wing had structural damage, as well as the fire wall.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 8, 2009 AT 1500 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR (AT-502A), WAS DESTROYED AFTER LOSING ENGINE POWER AND LANDING IN A RICE FIELD, 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LISSIE, TEXAS. THE PILOT STATED THE HE WAS SPREADING FERTILIZER IN A RICE FIELD AND AT THE END OF THE ROW THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PIC TRIED TO ALND STRATIGHT AHEAD, BUT A DRAINAGE DITCH CROSSED THE FIELD WHERE HE WAS LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATLEY 200 FEET PRIOR TO THE DITCH. THE FIELD WAS MUDDY AND HAD FURROWS, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE DRAINAGE DITCH, BENDING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, AND THEN FLIPPED OVER. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED THE PROPELLER HAVING ALL BLADES BENT, THE ENGINE WAS BROKEN IN HALF AND SUFFERED A POST CRASH FIRE, THE RIGHT WING HAD STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, AS WELL AS THE FIRE WALL.

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 CEN09CA295Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLisse, TXA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.May 8, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N248LF · 1

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

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