- Date
- August 19, 1988, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Shelby, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N73089Air Tractor AT-301A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880819034529A
- Case key
- 32230
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Analysis
While on an aerial application flt during the ground roll to takeoff, the forwardmost of two main gear clamp block bolts of the rt main landing gear failed. The gear trailed aft. The inboard main gear large bolt failed. The acft travelled off the rwy into a soy bean field and nosed over. Examination of the bolts revealed no evidence of pre-existing failure. According to the acft maintenance manual both the failed bolts should be replaced at a maximum of 600 hrs & a minimum of 300 hrs, depending on the general landing field conditions. According to the operator of the acft, both bolts had accumulated aprx 670 hrs since replacement.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73089
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0634
- Airframe hours
- 2,000
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Finley Brunetti, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 5,000 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GWO, 41 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N73089 · 1
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