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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Air Tractor AT-502A · Bloomington, IL · July 18, 2010

Date
July 18, 2010 · 14:12 local
Place
Bloomington, IL
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
NPFG
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N1224W
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-502A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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.

While maneuvering for the 6th pass on a corn field being sprayed the engine lost power but continued running at idle. The power lever was unresponsive. The aircraft landed in a bean field 2 miles east of the Bloomington, IL ATCT. There was no damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE MANEUVERING FOR THE 6TH PASS ON A CORN FIELD BEING SPRAYED THE ENGINE LOST POWER BUT CONTINUED RUNNING AT IDLE. THE POWER LEVER WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD 2 MILES EAST OF THE BLOOMINGTON, IL ATCT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N1224W · 1

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