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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-802 · Reyno, AR · July 18, 2017

Date
July 18, 2017 · 17:30 local
Place
Reyno, AR
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
C28G
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N816FF
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN17LA284
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-802
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67AG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
11,422 total4,326 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

On July 18, 2017 at approximately 1730 CDT, N816FF a Air Tractor 802A aircraft, registered to Air Tractor, inc. operated by a commercial pilot landed in a field approximately 3.5 miles west of Reyno, AR while performing aerial application from a remote landing site. On approach engine power was reduced and the engine experienced an over torque condition, loss of power, and lack of response to engine control inputs. The aircraft sustained damage to the left wing tip, outboard right wing skin, right aileron, right main landing gear, and elevators. The pilot was the only occupant and was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 18, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 CDT, N816FF A AIR TRACTOR 802A AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO AIR TRACTOR, INC. OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES WEST OF REYNO, AR WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION FROM A REMOTE LANDING SITE. ON APPROACH ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED AN OVER TORQUE CONDITION, LOSS OF POWER, AND LACK OF RESPONSE TO ENGINE CONTROL INPUTS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, OUTBOARD RIGHT WING SKIN, RIGHT AILERON, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND ELEVATORS. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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