Air Tractor AT-602 N85239
19 May 2012 · Humnoke, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 May 2012 at about 21:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-602 registered N85239, operated by County Line Flying Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Humnoke, Arkansas, 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Humnoke, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brown Farm Dirt Strip (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 34.5061, -91.7533
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-602
- Registration
- N85239
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- County Line Flying Service Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Humnoke → Humnoke
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN12LA310
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a landing undershoot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was returning from the completion of his 28th aerial application flight on the day of the accident. He stated that he misjudged the touchdown point for the landing and landed short of the dirt runway, striking a levee. He said that he had been working a full schedule all week and there was no doubt that he was “somewhat” tired, but he believed that a wind change “had more to do with the accident than any other factor.”
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-602 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2012 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Ruleville, Mississippi, United States | Boyle Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 2013 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Udall, Kansas, United States | Andy Deterding Ag Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2011 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Drew, Mississippi, United States | Sturdivant Brothers Flying Service Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 2013 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Longview, Texas, United States | Red River Agviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2011 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Williams, California, United States | Pacific Valley Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2011 | Air Tractor AT-602 | Willcox, Arizona, United States | M & J Bailey Inc | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2012 | Cessna 177B | Lakeview, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2012 | Moody-Siple A | Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States | Broadbent E RAY II | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2012 | Grumman G164 | Higginson, Arkansas, United States | J P Freppon Flying Service, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2012 | American Champion 8KCAB | Melbourne, Arkansas, United States | Christine Dawe | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2012 | Mooney M20E | Marked Tree, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 2012 | Mooney M20E | Gurdon, Arkansas, United States | Roy Ricketts | No injuries | - |