# Accident 19960418007859A: Airtrc AT502B, Pond Creek, OK, April 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Pond Creek, OK
- Airport: Homestead Farms Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TJDG
- Location: 36.6600° N, 97.7998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6600&lon=-97.7998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6050D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6050D-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,129 total, 1,050 in this make and model, 236 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960418007859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW96LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA177), Apr 18, 1996: Air Tractor AT-502B (N6050D), Pond Creek, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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