ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297279
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Date: | Monday 20 May 2002 |
Time: | 06:40 LT |
Type: | Air Tractor 402 |
Owner/operator: | Hutcherson Flying Service |
Registration: | N91660 |
MSN: | 402-0903 |
Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4636 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6-27 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Hughes, Arkansas -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Hughes, AR |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:While conducting an aerial application flight, the pilot noticed that three spray nozzles were leaking. Several crops in the area were susceptible to the chemical being dispensed, prompting the pilot to divert and execute a landing at an alternate airstrip to fix the nozzles. After touching down, the pilot stated the tail wheel did not lock properly, which resulted in the airplane kicking to the left and departing the airstrip. The airplane's left spray boom then became entangled in the adjoining wheat, and the airplane ground looped. The pilot reported having trouble with the tail wheel locking mechanism about a week before the accident.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the malfunction of the tail wheel locking mechanism and the high vegetation along the sides of the airstrip.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW02LA158 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW02LA158
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
7 May 1998 |
N91660 |
Hutchersonflying Service Inc. |
0 |
Forrest City, AR |
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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