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| Date: | Wednesday 13 October 2004 |
| Time: | 16:50 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Anf Air Service Inc. |
| Registration: | N8886S |
| MSN: | 301-0227 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coahoma, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | BIG SPRING, TX (21XS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While spraying cotton for boll weevil eradication, the airplane developed a vibration. Thinking that the spray pump was about to sling a blade, the 3,600-hour commercial pilot elected to make a precautionary landing on a gravel road. After touch down the pilot was unable to maintain directional control and departed the right side of the road. The right wheel then contacted a dirt embankment and the airplane turned sharply to the right, resulting in the collapse of the left main landing gear. The airplane came to rest, upright, in a ditch. The winds were reported from 140 degrees at 6 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW05CA003
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 June 2000 | N8886S | Anf Air Service | 1 | Garwood, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2022 17:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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