20110721015299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-502 · Fergus Falls, MN · July 21, 2011

Date
July 21, 2011 · 19:26 local
Place
Fergus Falls, MN
Airport
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
PVFG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1516G
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11LA499
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-502
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total4,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Pilot stated that he lost partial power along with drop in fuel presure. Turned on fuel pump with no result. Was 3-4 mile from ffm airport at 700-800 feet. Attempted emergency landing on road when truck got in way. Veered off road into a pond.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST PARTIAL POWER ALONG WITH DROP IN FUEL PRESURE. TURNED ON FUEL PUMP WITH NO RESULT. WAS 3-4 MILE FROM FFM AIRPORT AT 700-800 FEET. ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROAD WHEN TRUCK GOT IN WAY. VEERED OFF ROAD INTO A POND.

NTSB investigation

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