Service difficulty report · Engine

Difficulty date
July 29, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Engine
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
AG
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ACCIDENT DURING SPRAYING OPERATIONS, ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED BETWEEN 2 ROWS OF TREES IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. FAA ARE REPORTING NO INDICATIONS OF ENGINE PRODUCING POWER AT IMPACT BASED ON PROPELLER SIGNATURES. ACFT WILL BE MOVED TO A SECURE FACILITY FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. NTSB AND FAA ARE INVESTIGATING. ENG MFG ASSISTANCE IS BEING OFFERED. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.