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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-802A · Alpine, TX · April 21, 2010

Date: April 21, 2010 · 18:30 local
Place: Alpine, TX
Airport: Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airp
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: QTEG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9197F
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA217
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-802A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total1,500 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N9197FRegistration cancelled Aug 12, 2022 · Air Tractor AT-802AS/N 802A-0009 · Built 1994 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-802A Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On April 21, 2010, at approximately 1830 CDT, the pilot of N9197F, an AT-802 agricultural aircraft, was maneuvering while dispensing herbicide pellets on a pasture. The pilot reported a couple of light colored puffs of smoke coming out of the exhaust while maneuvering. Shortly afterward, the pilot heard a loud report followed by a large puff of light smoke from the exhaust, then the engine spooled down and lost thrust. The pilot attempted to land to the north on hwy 118, 15 miles south of Alpine, Texas. Upon touchdown the aircraft departed the road and went through a barbed wire fence on the west side of the road. The aircraft struck a fence post and landed in the pasture. The left main gear struck a hole and sheared off. There was damage to both flaps, the right aileron, lower aft fuselage, and propeller. There were no injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 21, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 CDT, THE PILOT OF N9197F, AN AT-802 AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT, WAS MANEUVERING WHILE DISPENSING HERBICIDE PELLETS ON A PASTURE. THE PILOT REPORTED A COUPLE OF LIGHT COLORED PUFFS OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST WHILE MANEUVERING. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD REPORT FOLLOWED BY A LARGE PUFF OF LIGHT SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST, THEN THE ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN AND LOST THRUST. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND TO THE NORTH ON HWY 118, 15 MILES SOUTH OF ALPINE, TEXAS. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE ROAD AND WENT THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE POST AND LANDED IN THE PASTURE. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A HOLE AND SHEARED OFF. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTH FLAPS, THE RIGHT AILERON, LOWER AFT FUSELAGE, AND PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN10LA217Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlpine, TXA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Apr 21, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9197F · 3

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

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