- Date
- May 21, 1986, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Taylor, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3168HAir Tractor AT301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860521019079A
- Case key
- 21969
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Analysis
Commercial pilot of an air tractor AT301 enroute to base of operations at Taylor, TX executed a forced landing after experiencing severe vibration in the aircraft. Landing was made to a soft field. The aircraft nosed over during landing roll and was substantially damaged. The pilot escaped injury. Examination of wreckage revealed that one propeller blade failed at a point approximately 10 inches from the blade tip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3168H
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3010563
- Airframe hours
- 558
- Engine
- P&W R 1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Muse, Samuel Wayne
- Registered owner
- Mid America Dromader
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 1, 1986 · 24 hours before
- Departed
- T-74 · Taylor, TX
- Destination
- T-74 · Taylor, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 160 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AUS, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3168H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.