Air Tractor AT-802 N4247U
21 October 2010 · Fort Hunter Liggett, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 October 2010 at about 23:47 local time, a Air Tractor AT-802 registered N4247U, operated by Air Tractor Inc, was involved in an accident near Fort Hunter Liggett, California, United States. 2 people were 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 23:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Hunter Liggett, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Schoonover Strip (Private) (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 35.9714, -121.2053
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-802
- Registration
- N4247U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Tractor Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Flight Test
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Hunter Liggett → Fort Hunter Liggett
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR11CA023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged glide path, which resulted in a runway undershoot and collision with terrain during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was conducting a short-field landing demonstration on a dirt airstrip. During the landing approach, the tailwheel impacted a berm of dirt located at the approach end of the airstrip. The nose pitched down and the propeller struck the runway, followed by the main landing gear. The airplane then bounced back into the air and the pilot added engine power. The airplane skidded to the left, resulting in the right main landing gear and tailwheel separating during the impact sequence. The pilot indicated that he should have landed farther down the airstrip. He reported no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-802 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2013 | Air Tractor AT 802 | Gould, Arkansas, United States | Triple J Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2006 | Air Tractor AT-802 | Tuckerman, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2006 | Air Tractor AT-802 | Molinicos, Spain | Instituto Balear de la Naturaleza | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 2016 | Air Tractor AT 802 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Everts Air Fuel, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 2004 | Air Tractor AT-802 | Los Angeles, Chile | Forestair | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2016 | Air Tractor AT 802 | Cairo, Illinois, United States | Thompson Flying Service LLC | No injuries | - |
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