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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Air Tractor AT-602 · Winner, SD · May 14, 2021

Date: May 14, 2021 · 19:22 local
Place: Winner, SD
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: RKDG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N602TJ
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-602
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N602TJRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-0446 · Built 1997 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45RTurbo-prop

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What happened

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While working low level 137 spray / aerial application of a field, engine suddenly lost power. Turned on fuel boost pump and continuous ignition. Engine did not restart. Executed emergency landing. Tires poor traction on alfalfa slid unable to stop ran slowly into a wind brake of cedar trees. Prop struck one blade to a 5" trunk and bent slightly. Shut down ignition and fuel boost pump turned off and cut fuel supply to engine. Upon exiting aircraft noticed a small fire growing rapidly. Called 911 fire dept saved aircraft. Fire cause not determined as of yet.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE WORKING LOW LEVEL 137 SPRAY / AERIAL APPLICATION OF A FIELD, ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. TURNED ON FUEL BOOST PUMP AND CONTINUOUS IGNITION. ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING. TIRES POOR TRACTION ON ALFALFA SLID UNABLE TO STOP RAN SLOWLY INTO A WIND BRAKE OF CEDAR TREES. PROP STRUCK ONE BLADE TO A 5" TRUNK AND BENT SLIGHTLY. SHUT DOWN IGNITION AND FUEL BOOST PUMP TURNED OFF AND CUT FUEL SUPPLY TO ENGINE. UPON EXITING AIRCRAFT NOTICED A SMALL FIRE GROWING RAPIDLY. CALLED 911 FIRE DEPT SAVED AIRCRAFT. FIRE CAUSE NOT DETERMINED AS OF YET.