ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299153
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| Date: | Thursday 6 April 2000 |
| Time: | 07:00 LT |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R-G6 Turbo Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Carroll Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N3004V |
| MSN: | G6-120 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3445 hours |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331-6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | OAK GROVE, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | (9M6) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during the aerial application flight, the engine 'lost torque while spraying at ground level.' The pilot diverted to an adjacent open field for the forced landing. During the landing roll, the main landing gear sank in the wet field, and the airplane nosed over to the inverted position. An engine teardown revealed a failure of the spur gear from the torque sensor gear assembly. The Garrett TPE 331 engine had accumulated 8,395 flight hours since the last major overhaul. Total flight time since a hot section and gearbox change was 793 hours.
Probable Cause: The failure of a spur gear from the torque sensor gear assembly resulting in a loss of engine power. A factor was the muddy terrain encountered during the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW00LA118
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 03:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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