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August 16, 1997 · Air Tractor AT-301 · N4411S

Waynesboro, GA

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
August 16, 1997
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 minor injury)
Location
Waynesboro, GA
Aircraft
Air Tractor AT-301
Tail Number
N4411S
Operator
Mcmillan Agricultural Aviation
Injuries
Minor
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
MIA97LA233

After completion of spray application while returning to the departure airport, the engine experienced a partial loss of power and engine oil began covering the windscreen. The pilot initiated a forced landing on a road but during the landing roll, the airplane drifted off the road into a ditch and nosed over. Examination of the engine revealed that the head of the No. 1 cylinder was cracked from one spark plug hole to the other.

NTSB Probable Cause

The obscured vision of the pilot due to oil covering the windscreen. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of engine power due to a cracked head of one of the cylinders and unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing.

Full Narrative

On August 15, 1997, about 2130 eastern daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-301, N4411S, registered to a private individual, rolled over during the landing roll following a forced landing near Waynesboro, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the flight operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the commercial-rated pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. The flight originated about 2050, from the Burke County Airport, Waynesboro, Georgia. The pilot stated that after completing spray operations during cruise flight while returning to the departure airport, the engine experienced a loss of power followed by oil spray on the windshield. With oil obscuring his vision he landed on a highway and during the landing roll, the left main landing gear traveled off the paved surface of the road onto dirt. The airplane then veered off the road into a ditch and rolled over. Postcrash examination of the engine by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed that the head of the No. 1 cylinder was cracked from one spark plug hole to the other.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time21:30 EDT
Nearest Airport0nm
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftAir Tractor AT-301
Tail NumberN4411S
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorMcmillan Agricultural Aviation
Operating RulePart 137
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsP&W · R1340-AN1 · Reciprocating · 600
Seats1

People & Injuries

Injury Summary1 injury (1 minor injury)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor1
Uninjured0
Total1
Crew 1Age 43 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDusk
Wind190° @ 6 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time22:53
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data