Air Tractor AT-602 N8521L

Summary

On 11 October 2007 at about 20:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-602 registered N8521L, operated by Hog Air Aviation, was involved in an accident near Columbia, Louisiana, 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 October 2007 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbia, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

32.1222, -92.0528

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-602

Registration

N8521L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hog Air Aviation

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbian → Columbian

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08CA009

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. Contributing factors were the tall vegetation on the sides of the airstrip and the short and confined landing area.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 2,670-hour commercial pilot lost control of the turbine-powered aerial application airplane while landing on a remote dirt airstrip to replenish the hopper. The pilot reported that while flaring the airplane during a 3-point landing, the upwind wing (low wing) became entangled in the tall vegetation surrounding the airstrip resulting in a loss of directional control. The airplane "cart-wheeled" and came to rest in the upright position. The pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted. The airplane's aft fuselage sustained structural damage. When asked how this accident could have been prevented, the pilot responded that a better choice of airstrip could have been made to prevent the mishap.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.