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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-502B · Pond Creek, OK · April 18, 1996

Date: April 18, 1996 · 17:00 local
Place: Pond Creek, OK
Airport: Homestead Farms Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: TJDG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6050D
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA177
Reported as: Airtrc AT502B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A34AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,129 total1,050 in this make and model236 in the last 90 days

N6050DRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 1997 · Air Tractor AT-502BS/N 502B0254 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Not accelerating normal. Tried dump load. Missed. Got airborne end runway. Jumped Creek. Hit bank. Failed use flaps (-23) aircraft took off on 2800 foot runway (10 knot wind out of nw) northbound. The gauges indicated full power, although was not airborne at usual place and tail did not come up at normal time. The pilot tried to dump load and was unable. The aircraft jumped ditch and came to rest approximately 1,000 feet past end of runway. There was substantial damage to the aircraft, but no injuries. The pilot stated that he routinely carried 100 gallons more without any problems.

As the FAA filed it

NOT ACCELERATING NORMAL. TRIED DUMP LOAD. MISSED. GOT AIRBORNE END RUNWAY. JUMPED CREEK. HIT BANK. FAILED USE FLAPS (-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON 2800 FOOT RUNWAY (10 KNOT WIND OUT OF NW) NORTHBOUND. THE GAUGES INDICATED FULL POWER, ALTHOUGH WAS NOT AIRBORNE AT USUAL PLACE AND TAIL DID NOT COME UP AT NORMAL TIME. THE PILOT TRIED TO DUMP LOAD AND WAS UNABLE. THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED DITCH AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET PAST END OF RUNWAY. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, BUT NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ROUTINELY CARRIED 100 GALLONS MORE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA177Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPond Creek, OKThe pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to obtain/maintain sufficient airspeed to climb after takeoff, which resulted in a stall/mush and subsequent collision with terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: failure of the pilot to follow short…Apr 18, 1996 · Substantial damage