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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-400A · Lombardville, IL · July 29, 2013

Date
July 29, 2013 · 05:30 local
Place
Lombardville, IL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
W3GG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N36612
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13LA451
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-400A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total3,000 in this make and model100 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.

Description: during takeoff roll off from an unapproved dirt strip being used as a remote aerial application base, aircraft wing caught a dirt birm which collapsed the landing gear and caused substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

DESCRIPTION: DURING TAKEOFF ROLL OFF FROM AN UNAPPROVED DIRT STRIP BEING USED AS A REMOTE AERIAL APPLICATION BASE, AIRCRAFT WING CAUGHT A DIRT BIRM WHICH COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE 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.