- Date
- May 28, 1981
- Place
- Prescott, WA · PRESCOTT, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8827SAir Tractor AT-301
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810528033929A
- Case key
- 125733
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1588 81/5/28 PRESCOTT,WA AIR TRACTOR AT-301 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N8827S PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 46, 5660 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 630 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PIPER CANYON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRESCOTT,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 55 REMARKS- L WG SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT IN TALL WHEAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8827S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Piper Canyon
N8827SRegistration cancelled Feb 15, 2018 · Air Tractor AT-301Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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