Air Tractor AT-502A N166MM

Summary

On 11 May 1999 at about 18:50 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502A registered N166MM, operated by M and M Air Service, was involved in an accident near Huffman, Texas, 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

11 May 1999 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Huffman, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

South Stoesser Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-502A

Registration

N166MM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

M and M Air Service

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA137

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during landing. Factors were the wind gusts and the high vegetation beside the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the agricultural airplane was performing his 16th approach of the day into the private airstrip when, during the landing flare, 'a gust of wind picked up [the] left wing and moved [the aircraft] to the right.' The right wing contacted a strip of grass, which was approximately 5 feet tall, along the right side of the runway. The aircraft subsequently 'cartwheeled' to the right and came to rest inverted on the west side of the runway. The pilot reported winds at the time of the accident to be from 130 degrees at 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.