CLARKSDALE, MS, USA
N8803H
EAGLE DW-1
THE PILOT REPORTED NO INDICATION OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION DURING TAKEOFF AND CLIMB-OUT. HOWEVER, AFTER TURNING IN A DOWNWIND DIRECTION, HE NOTED A LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND POWER. HE STATED THAT THE POWER LOSS WAS SO GRADUAL THAT HE NOTICED NOTHING UNUSUAL UNTIL THE PLANE BEGAN LOSING AIRSPEED. HE TURNED AWAY FROM A WOODED AREA AND SWAMP GROUND. ALSO, HE TRIED TO DUMP THE DRY FERTILIZER, BUT REPORTED THAT THE MATERIAL APPARENTLY CHOKED UP IN THE SPREADER THROAT AND WOULD NOT DUMP. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND WITH A TAILWIND IN A MUDDY, CULTIVATED FIELD TO AVOID TREES AND HIGHLINE WIRES. DURING LANDING, THE PLANE NOSED OVER. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLE LINE HAD SEPARATED NEAR THE FERRULE AT THE NOZZLE END. THE LINE FAILED FROM FATIGUE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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