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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Air Tractor AT-602 · Biscoe, AR · August 14, 2015

Date
August 14, 2015 · 09:30 local
Place
Biscoe, AR
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
BW0G
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N602JP
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-602
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,621 total358 in this make and model322 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 August 14, 2015 approximately 9:00 a.m. aircraft started shaking and pilot reported loss of engine power. Pilot advanced throttle to full power and full prop, but nothing changed and still lossing altitude. Aircraft came in contact with a set of high tension power wires. The propeller come to a complete stop and emergency landing was initiated in an open field. Pilot was not injured. All five blades had damage and propeller hub was broke. Teardown on propeller did not reveal any internal cause. Engine shipped to covington repair station in Oklahoma for evaluation at a later date. If any failure is discovered, this report will be updated.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 14, 2015 APPROXIMATELY 9:00 A.M. AIRCRAFT STARTED SHAKING AND PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT ADVANCED THROTTLE TO FULL POWER AND FULL PROP, BUT NOTHING CHANGED AND STILL LOSSING ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SET OF HIGH TENSION POWER WIRES. THE PROPELLER COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITIATED IN AN OPEN FIELD. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. ALL FIVE BLADES HAD DAMAGE AND PROPELLER HUB WAS BROKE. TEARDOWN ON PROPELLER DID NOT REVEAL ANY INTERNAL CAUSE. ENGINE SHIPPED TO COVINGTON REPAIR STATION IN OKLAHOMA FOR EVALUATION AT A LATER DATE. IF ANY FAILURE IS DISCOVERED, THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED.