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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Thrush S2R-T34 · Portland, AR · September 3, 2013

Date
September 3, 2013 · 09:30 local
Place
Portland, AR
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
W1VG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3000H
Reported as
Thrush S2R-T34
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total612 in this make and model300 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.

On September 3, 2013 at approximately 0930 local a Thrush aircraft model S2R-T34, serial number T34-402, registration number N3000H was making a final approach to a local airfield in Portland, Arkansas when the commerical pilot was unable to advance the throttle to add power. The pilot executed an emergency landing in a cotton field approximately 1200 feet south of the runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the main landing gear, a few small dents in both leading edges, the tail wheel assembly broke off the aircraft, and the prop tips where curled due to prop strike. The pilot was the only person onboard and received no injuries. The 14 CFR part 137 agricultural application flight was conducted under visual meterological conditions.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 LOCAL A THRUSH AIRCRAFT MODEL S2R-T34, SERIAL NUMBER T34-402, REGISTRATION NUMBER N3000H WAS MAKING A FINAL APPROACH TO A LOCAL AIRFIELD IN PORTLAND, ARKANSAS WHEN THE COMMERICAL PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLE TO ADD POWER. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A COTTON FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, A FEW SMALL DENTS IN BOTH LEADING EDGES, THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE PROP TIPS WHERE CURLED DUE TO PROP STRIKE. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 137 AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.