# Accident 20170718009119A: Air Tractor AT-802, Reyno, AR, July 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2017, 17:30 local time
- Place: Reyno, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: C28G
- Location: 36.3589° N, 90.8161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3589&lon=-90.8161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N816FF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-802
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,422 total, 4,326 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170718009119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN17LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA284), Jul 18, 2017: Air Tractor AT802 (N816FF), Reyno, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent use of the propeller control, which caused the propeller to feather while in flight with the engine still operating, resulting in a loss of thrust and a subsequent forced…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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