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FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-502B · Dalhart, TX · July 10, 2020

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Date
July 10, 2020 · 14:55 local
Place
Dalhart, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
BLYG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N61315
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN20LA279
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-502B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,609 total
N61315Registered now · Air Tractor AT-502BS/N 502B-0305 · Built 1995Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502BEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Dalhart, TX: N61315, AT-502B, aircraft finished aerial application and was returning to base, when engine surged and propeller feathered. Pilot made a forced landing on a field filled with prairie-dog mounds, resulting in damage to landing gear and wings.

As the FAA filed it

DALHART, TX: N61315, AT-502B, AIRCRAFT FINISHED AERIAL APPLICATION AND WAS RETURNING TO BASE, WHEN ENGINE SURGED AND PROPELLER FEATHERED. PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A FIELD FILLED WITH PRAIRIE-DOG MOUNDS, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR AND WINGS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN20LA279Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDalhart, TXThe total loss of engine power due to a failed fuel control unit bearing.Jul 10, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N61315 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20051015025489ILow Level Operations · Slayton, TX(-23) Airman surveyed field for obstructions and commenced spray operations. On the first pass, he did not see a small electric wire from the last pole running down to an irrigation pump rotor, and struck the electric line with the wing tip, causing minor…Oct 15, 2005 · Minor damage