Air Tractor AT 502 N1022N

Summary

On 21 October 2013 at about 18:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT 502 registered N1022N, operated by SRB Aerial Applicators LLC, was involved in an accident near Charleston, Mississippi, 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

21 October 2013 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Charleston, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Charleston Municipal (09M)

Coordinates

33.9914, -90.0786

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT 502

Registration

N1022N

Category

Airplane

Year built

1989

Engines

1

Operator

SRB Aerial Applicators LLC

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charleston → Charleston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14CA030

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during the takeoff roll the tail wheel lifted off the runway and settled back down. When the tail wheel contacted the runway, the pilot lost directional control of the airplane, veered off the runway, and collided with a fence. During the sequence of the accident both wings and the fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot stated that he did not have any issues with the flight controls but did "lose directional control of the airplane." The pilot also stated that he may have lost engine power, but a postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.