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FAA incident report · Air Tractor AT-402A · Spearman, TX · June 14, 2011

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Date
June 14, 2011 · 09:30 local
Place
Spearman, TX
Airport
Spearman
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
P88G
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N91266
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-402A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total22 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N91266Registered now · Air Tractor AT-402AS/N 402A-1134 · Built 2001Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-402AEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On June 14, 2011, at about 0915 CDT, the pilot stated he was making a spray run across a field of corn. As he raised up to go over a sprinkle system, he flew into a downdraft. The left main gear impacted the sprinkler pipe shearing the gear from the aircraft. He immediately smelled jet fuel and returned to the Spearman Airport (E42) where he landed with only one main gear. Upon landing the aircraft yawed left due to the missing wheel and slid to a stop facing back from where he came.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 14, 2011, AT ABOUT 0915 CDT, THE PILOT STATED HE WAS MAKING A SPRAY RUN ACROSS A FIELD OF CORN. AS HE RAISED UP TO GO OVER A SPRINKLE SYSTEM, HE FLEW INTO A DOWNDRAFT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR IMPACTED THE SPRINKLER PIPE SHEARING THE GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT. HE IMMEDIATELY SMELLED JET FUEL AND RETURNED TO THE SPEARMAN AIRPORT (E42) WHERE HE LANDED WITH ONLY ONE MAIN GEAR. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT DUE TO THE MISSING WHEEL AND SLID TO A STOP FACING BACK FROM WHERE HE CAME.