The separation of the right main landing gear wheel and axle during take-off. Contributing factors were the fatigue of the bolts on the right main landing gear and the rough and uneven terrain.
WHILE EN ROUTE TO ENGAGE IN AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, THE PLT SAID THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND CUT OUT. UNABLE TO CORRECT THE MALFUNCTION, THE PLT DUMPED HIS CHEMICAL LOAD AND BEGAN RETURNING TO THE DEPARTURE AIRSTRIP. EN ROUTE, HE FELT HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRSTRIP SO HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD. DURING THE ROLL OUT ON THE SOFT BEAN FIELD…
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Series Reciprocating Engines
Jul 19, 1999
Engine (R1340 SERIES)
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
bolt · shearedJun 23, 2004
AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH 1600LBS OF FERTILIZER AND WAS TAKING OFF TO THE SOUTH ON A DIRT RUNWAY. PILOT WAS APPROACHING 65 MPH, WHEN THE RT MAIN WHEEL AND TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND SEVERAL TIMES, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND CAME TO REST FACING NORTH.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.