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FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-301 · Hessmer, LA · May 1, 2014

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Date
May 1, 2014 · 08:45 local
Place
Hessmer, LA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
PAQG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7309Z
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total500 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N7309ZRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0645 · Built 1986Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During straight and level flight, the engine started sputering and black smoke begain pouring out the exhaust. The engine lost power. Made an emergency landing on a rice field levee. On landing roll out the right main landing gear hit a soft spot of mud on the levee causing the aircraft to spin to the right and into the rice field where the aircraft flipped over nose first.

As the FAA filed it

DURING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT, THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTERING AND BLACK SMOKE BEGAIN POURING OUT THE EXHAUST. THE ENGINE LOST POWER. MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A RICE FIELD LEVEE. ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT A SOFT SPOT OF MUD ON THE LEVEE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT AND INTO THE RICE FIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER NOSE FIRST.

Other reports on N7309Z · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20140819014349ICruise/Level Flight · Humburg, LAPilot felt a vibration and while trying to return to strip, engine started cutting in and out. Made emergency landing in wet field, hit a pile of logs and stopped short of trees.Aug 19, 2014 · Minor damage