ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288965
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| Date: | Saturday 13 August 2011 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-402 |
| Owner/operator: | L |
| Registration: | N10119 |
| MSN: | 402-0711 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11000 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-15AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Uvalde, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Uvalde-Garner Field, TX (UVA/KUVA) |
| Uvalde-Garner Field, TX (UVA/KUVA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said he had just completed spraying a field during the aerial application flight when he noted that the airplane's global positioning system (GPS) unit had malfunctioned. As he attempted to troubleshoot the problem, the airplane's engine power began to fluctuate. The pilot decided to make a precautionary landing. He looked inside the cockpit at the GPS, and, when he looked back outside, he noticed a set of power lines crossing the road. He was able to avoid them, then saw a second set of power lines. As he maneuvered the airplane to avoid them, he inadvertently stalled the airplane. The airplane's right wing dropped and struck the power lines. The airplane then spun around and impacted terrain in an inverted attitude. A postaccident examination could not determine the reason for the drop in engine power. No other anomalies with the airplane were found.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering to avoid power lines during a precautionary landing, which resulted an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the fluctuating engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's preoccupation with the malfunctioning global positioning system.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN11LA571
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 08:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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