Pilot Debrief

AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602 near Knobel, AR — 2009-06-30

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Date
2009-06-30
Location
Knobel, AR, USA
Aircraft
AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
Registration
N5192T
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The failure of the P-3 tube resulting in the loss of engine power.

NTSB narrative

According to the commercial pilot, he was maneuvering the airplane to apply fertilizer to a customer's field when the engine lost power. The commercial pilot performed a forced landing to a flooded rice field resulting in substantial damage to the left wing spar and firewall. An examination of the engine revealed that the P-3 tube had failed. No other anomalies were noted with the airplane's airframe, engine, or related systems.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents1

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