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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Thrush S2R-T34 · Cochran, GA · April 18, 2011

Date: April 18, 2011 · 18:45 local
Place: Cochran, GA
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7003Q
Reported as: Thrush S2R-T34
Reported engine: Pratt&Whitney PT6A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,600 total10 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N7003QRegistered now · Thrush S2R-T34S/N T34-343 · Built 2011 Airframe modelThrush S2R-T34 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Departed home base strip (hwy 129) with load (400 gallons) solution to be applied to customers field. Spray system failed to operate. Decided to land at Cochran airport (runway), much longer than base strip. Made approach and touchdown on rwy 11 - airplane drifted to the right. Pilot made attempts to correct but ran out of rudder control. Aircraft went into grass on south side of rwy, crossing small drainage ditch. Right main gear seperated from the aircraft. Aircraft slid to a stop with gear, engine, and propeller damage. No injuries or property damage.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED HOME BASE STRIP (HWY 129) WITH LOAD (400 GALLONS) SOLUTION TO BE APPLIED TO CUSTOMERS FIELD. SPRAY SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE. DECIDED TO LAND AT COCHRAN AIRPORT (RUNWAY), MUCH LONGER THAN BASE STRIP. MADE APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 11 - AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. PILOT MADE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT BUT RAN OUT OF RUDDER CONTROL. AIRCRAFT WENT INTO GRASS ON SOUTH SIDE OF RWY, CROSSING SMALL DRAINAGE DITCH. RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPERATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP WITH GEAR, ENGINE, AND PROPELLER DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.