Pilot Debrief

Air Tractor At-301 near Plains, KS — 2008-03-26

Final reportDFW08CA086
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Date
2008-03-26
Location
Plains, KS, USA
Airport
NONE
Aircraft
Air Tractor At-301
Registration
N4427S
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

A loss of engine power as a result of a blocked carburetor. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot was repositioning a single-engine agricultural airplane to a private grass strip when the engine lost power while on final approach. The pilot was unable to maintain his altitude so he made a forced landing to the only suitable field available. However, during the roll out he applied the brakes to avoid colliding with a large sprinkler apparatus and flipped over. As a result the vertical stabilizer and the rudder were substantially damaged. Further examination of the radial engine by the operator revealed that the flexible intake hose had come loose and was ingested into the carburetor blocking the throat of the carburetor.

NTSB coding

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