Air Tractor AT-502B N50877

Summary

On 1 August 2007 at about 14:15 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502B registered N50877 was involved in an accident near Hampton, Iowa, 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

1 August 2007 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Hampton, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Hampton Muni (HPT)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-502B

Registration

N50877

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hampton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07LA246

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was a ditch.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged when it struck a ditch along the edge of the runway during an aborted landing. The pilot reported that there was a right 45 degree crosswind at 20 knots which decreased just as he was touching down. The airplane then yawed to the right and the pilot applied power to execute an aborted landing. The airplane subsequently became airborne and crossed over the ditch along the right side of the runway. The airplane settled to the ground and the left wing tip struck the ditch edge. The airplane subsequently spun to the left, the right landing gear collapsed, and the airplane slid across the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.