# Accident 19970323003449A: Airtrc AT502, Dumas, AR, March 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1997, 06:30 local time
- Place: Dumas, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8892° N, 91.2508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8892&lon=-91.2508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9185G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9185G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970323003449A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO GAIN ENOUGH POWER ON TAKEOFF, WENT OVER THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. (-23) PILOT STATED HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 375 GALLONS OF 2-4-0 IN HOPPER, FULL LEFT FUEL, 3/4 RIGHT FUEL, WIND CALM, ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF TO THE SOUTH ON PAVED PORTION OF RUNWAY. ABOUT 1/2 WAY DOWN RUNWAY, PILOT STATED TAIL OF AIRCRAFT DID NOT COME UP AT POINT IT USUALLY DOES. PILOT STATED "IT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT" AND ATTEMPTED ABORT TAKEOFF. PILOT REDUCED POWER, REVERSED PITCH AND APPLIED BRAKES. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF PAVEMENT INTO SOFT GRAVEL/MUD MIX AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROP- CABIN, TAIL.

## 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 FTW97LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA140), Mar 23, 1997: Air Tractor AT-502 (N9185G), Watson, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain lift off speed and the ground loop/swerve encountered. Factors were the gravel and soft terrain at the end of the runway.

## Other reports on N9185G (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140707010289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140707010289A), Jul 7, 2014: Air Tractor Inc AT-502 (N9185G), Carthage, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft made a take-off from a private Farm Strip to the south. From witness accounts, the aircraft went off the end of the grass runway and dragged it…
- [Incident 20130802015679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130802015679I), Aug 2, 2013: Air Tractor Inc AT-502 (N9185G), Gueydon, LA, Substantial damage. After taking on load of fertilizer, pilot advanced prop to come out of feather and checked flight controls for freedom of movement. All appeared normal. When…

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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