20241006019259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Thrush S2R-T34 · Brawley, CA · October 6, 2024

Date
October 6, 2024 · 01:29 local
Place
Brawley, CA
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
LWPG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3052V
Reported as
Thrush S2R-T34
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
15,817 total

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.

During taxi alongside a water drainage canal, the aircraft left main gear encountered an eroded area in the dirt and the aircraft slid towards the drainage canal. The aircraft suffered minor damage to the right-wing leading edge. The propeller and spinner contacted the dirt. The engine and propeller were removed for inspection. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAXI ALONGSIDE A WATER DRAINAGE CANAL, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN GEAR ENCOUNTERED AN ERODED AREA IN THE DIRT AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TOWARDS THE DRAINAGE CANAL. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT-WING LEADING EDGE. THE PROPELLER AND SPINNER CONTACTED THE DIRT. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.