Air Tractor AT-502B N502WF
10 August 2025 · Goodland, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 2025 at about 20:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502B registered N502WF, operated by Midwest Custom Ag Aviation, Inc, was involved in an accident near Goodland, Kansas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Goodland, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Renner Fld/Goodland Muni (GLD)
- Coordinates
- 39.3707, -101.6987
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-502B
- Registration
- N502WF
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Midwest Custom Ag Aviation, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN25LA314
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing and go-around with variable wind direction and speed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that during the landing flare the airplane suddenly pitched up and climbed about 25 feet. She reported that after she re-stabilized, the nose of the airplane suddenly yawed 15-20° to the right. She corrected the nose back to align with the runway centerline and the nose suddenly yawed 15-20° to the left. She attempted to go around by adding engine power, but the airplane yawed about 90° to the right, impacted the ground and slid across the grass resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that she believed a dust devil may have been the cause of the airplane upset. According to a Surface Analysis chart, a surface wind trough was observed near the accident site around the time of the accident. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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