Air Tractor AT-502B N628LA

Summary

On 21 August 2002 at about 01:15 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502B registered N628LA was involved in an accident near Rosenburg, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board. One person on the ground also died. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 August 2002 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Rosenburg, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Lane Airpark (T54)

Coordinates

29.5244, -95.7753

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-502B

Registration

N628LA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rosenberg → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

FTW02LA238

Injuries not recorded.

the failure of the pedestrian to perform a visual lookout while walking on the runway which resulted in a on-ground collision with the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot completed the final spray run for the day and contacted the operator's office via radio that he intended to land on runway 31. Runway 13/31 is a 3,500-foot long and 200-foot wide grass and asphalt airstrip, and the asphalt section is 3,500-feet long and 35-feet wide. While concentrating on the runway markers, which were visible by the airplane landing lights, the pilot executed a three-point landing on the grass section of the runway. During the landing rollout, the pilot felt a "thud," and then saw an object come out from under the right wing. The pedestrian who was struck by the right wing of the airplane, occasionally took walks during the morning and evening hours on the taxiway of the airstrip.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.