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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-301 · Edmore, ND · July 16, 2010

Date
July 16, 2010 · 21:00 local
Place
Edmore, ND
Airport
Brekke Private
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8774S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10CA412
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
7,600 total5,000 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During landing operator landed on cross runway on his farm strip which had not been mowed. Long grass factor in ground loop of aircraft damaging right/rear spar and broke tailwheel attach tubing/frame of aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING OPERATOR LANDED ON CROSS RUNWAY ON HIS FARM STRIP WHICH HAD NOT BEEN MOWED. LONG GRASS FACTOR IN GROUND LOOP OF AIRCRAFT DAMAGING RIGHT/REAR SPAR AND BROKE TAILWHEEL ATTACH TUBING/FRAME OF AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N8774S · 2

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