Air Tractor 502A N1539X

Summary

On 12 April 2006 at about 21:15 local time, a Air Tractor 502A registered N1539X was involved in an accident near Stanfield, Arizona, 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

12 April 2006 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Stanfield, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Custom Farm Service (NONE)

Coordinates

32.8789, -111.9578

Aircraft

Air Tractor 502A

Registration

N1539X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stanfield → Stanfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX06CA142

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A single engine aerial application aircraft modified as a fire tanker veered off the gravel runway during its landing roll and sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot said he was traveling about 40 mph with the tail on the ground during the landing roll and was unable to maintain directional control due to adverse wind conditions. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway despite the pilot's application of full right rudder and right brake, and encountered uneven terrain and high vegetation. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.