Air Tractor AT 502 N1002L

Summary

On 15 June 2016 at about 23:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT 502 registered N1002L was involved in an accident near Delhi, Louisiana, 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

15 June 2016 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Delhi, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

32.2958, -91.5400

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT 502

Registration

N1002L

Category

Airplane

Year built

1988

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Delhi → Delhi

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

GAA16CA321

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll as a result of a piece of concrete from the runway impacting the right main landing gear brake during the landing roll, resulting in a right brake failure and a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a telephone interview, the pilot of a tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll on a private agricultural airstrip, a piece of concrete from the runway chipped off and hit the right brake. The pilot further reported that he applied the brakes to stop on the runway and then ground looped to the left. During the ground loop, the fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. A postaccident mechanical inspection revealed that the hydraulic line on the right main landing gear was severed, which would have made the right brake inoperable.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.