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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Air Tractor AT-301 · Ontario, OR · March 7, 2015

Date: March 7, 2015 · 11:00 local
Place: Ontario, OR
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N23923
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: 22,407 total3,000 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

N23923Registration cancelled Jul 17, 2018 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0466 · Built 1982 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine 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.

Annual inspection had just been completed and the pilot was ferrying the aircraft back to Ontario, OR for the owner. Runway 14 was active and with additional traffic in the pattern, the pilot extended his downwind. When he turned base to final, he added full rich mixture and the engine just quit. The aircraft flew over a powerline and touched down on the edge in a soft field. It travelled up an embankment and came to rest in the mud along a river.

As the FAA filed it

ANNUAL INSPECTION HAD JUST BEEN COMPLETED AND THE PILOT WAS FERRYING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO ONTARIO, OR FOR THE OWNER. RUNWAY 14 WAS ACTIVE AND WITH ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC IN THE PATTERN, THE PILOT EXTENDED HIS DOWNWIND. WHEN HE TURNED BASE TO FINAL, HE ADDED FULL RICH MIXTURE AND THE ENGINE JUST QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW OVER A POWERLINE AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE EDGE IN A SOFT FIELD. IT TRAVELLED UP AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST IN THE MUD ALONG A RIVER.

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