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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-502B · Dighton, KS · May 10, 2015

Date: May 10, 2015 · 09:10 local
Place: Dighton, KS
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: WDWG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N879JA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA226
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-502B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,525 total500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N879JARegistered now · Air Tractor AT-502BS/N 502B-2879 · Built 2013 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502B Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On departure after making an immediate turn to the west, the pilot reduced power and the engine subsequently continued to decrease in torque. The pilot advanced the throttle, turned on the fuel boost pump and ignitors, with no effect. An emergency landing was completed resulting in significant damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON DEPARTURE AFTER MAKING AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO THE WEST, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY CONTINUED TO DECREASE IN TORQUE. THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, TURNED ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP AND IGNITORS, WITH NO EFFECT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS COMPLETED RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN15LA226Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDighton, KSThe pilot's failure to follow the Preflight checklist and his inadequate preflight inspection, during which he failed to detect the water contamination of the fuel, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during initial climb.May 10, 2015 · Substantial damage

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