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FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-301 · Connell, WA · October 27, 2014

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Date
October 27, 2014 · 11:15 local
Place
Connell, WA
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
WZIG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8878S
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR15LA023
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N8878SRegistration cancelled Dec 22, 2015 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0225 · Built 1979Airframe 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.

Pilot was making second run on a seeding operation and lost power at about 50 feet AGL while running his b line. Landed in a pasture and struck an irrigation sprinkler pivot wheel.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS MAKING SECOND RUN ON A SEEDING OPERATION AND LOST POWER AT ABOUT 50 FEET AGL WHILE RUNNING HIS B LINE. LANDED IN A PASTURE AND STRUCK AN IRRIGATION SPRINKLER PIVOT WHEEL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR15LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBasin City, WAMaintenance personnel’s and the airplane owner’s failure to inspect the engine for cracks in the cylinders as required by an airworthiness directive, which resulted in the loss of engine power during low-altitude maneuvering flight.Oct 27, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8878S · 1

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

Accident 20100708040249ACruise/Level Flight · Garfield, WAAfter dropping crop dusting load the pilot was returning to airfield when aircraft ran out of gas. Pilot landed aircraft in field. The prop struck the ground and the engine case broke off just aft of the cylinders. Also both wing tips hit the ground, the tail…Jul 8, 2010 · Substantial damage