Air Tractor AT-502 N9185G

Summary

On 23 March 1997 at about 12:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502 registered N9185G was involved in an accident near Watson, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 March 1997 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Watson, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

K & P Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

33.8892, -91.2508

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-502

Registration

N9185G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW97LA140

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain lift off speed and the ground loop/swerve encountered. Factors were the gravel and soft terrain at the end of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the airplane's takeoff roll, 'I went about 700 feet and made a decision that it wasn't gonna come off the ground. I shut it down and when I got to the end of my asphalt I hit gravel, [and] los[t] the airplane when it tried to ground loop.' The airplane's main landing gear 'sunk' in mud, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.