# Accident 20230620005789A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Wellington, FL, June 20, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wellington, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NJUG
- Location: 26.9985° N, 80.5619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9985&lon=-80.5619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3069S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3069S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG (registry code 52109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230620005789A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 20, 2023, ABOUT 1500 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-802A, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR WELLINGTON, FLORIDA. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.

THE PILOT HAD BEEN APPLYING FERTILIZER TO SEVERAL FIELDS, DURING WHICH HE NOTED NO ENGINE PERFORMANCE ANOMALIES. AFTER FINISHING THE LAST APPLICATION, HE WAS RETURNING TO THE LANDING STRIP ABOUT 500 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. HE PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A CLEARING.

EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE.

## 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 ERA23LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA272), Jun 20, 2023: Air Tractor AT802 (N3069S), Wellington, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Wear of the fuel control unit drive shaft and the corresponding fuel pump drive gear, which resulted in the disengagement of the fuel control unit from the fuel pump, a decrease in fuel flow, and a…

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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