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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-502A · Chesterville, TX · June 13, 1997

Date: June 13, 1997 · 13:00 local
Place: Chesterville, TX
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: KAYG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N248LF
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA225
Reported as: Airtrc AT502A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A45A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,940 total3,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N248LFRegistration cancelled Jun 22, 2010 · Air Tractor AT-502AS/N 502A-0192 · Built 1992 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502A Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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No reverse thrust landing. Ground looped end of runway to avoid parked truck. No anomalies. Reverse thrust normal. (-23) the aircraft was in the process of landing on an unimproved runway. In the pilot's report, he stated the touchdown was made in the first 200 feet of runway, and he let the aircraft roll out at a high speed until reaching the last 1/3 of the landing area before attempting to stop. He also stated he made two attempts to apply reverse thrust and was unable to obtaine reversing action. In an effort to miss a chemical holding tank, equipment and personnel at the end of the runway, he applied left brake forcing the aircraft into a ground loop. The aircraft slid sideways causing the right main gear to collapse, bending the outer part of the right wing spar, thereby allowing the propeller to strike the ground. The aircraft came to rest in a drainage ditch adjacent to the landing strip.

As the FAA filed it

NO REVERSE THRUST LANDING. GROUND LOOPED END OF RUNWAY TO AVOID PARKED TRUCK. NO ANOMALIES. REVERSE THRUST NORMAL. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LANDING ON AN UNIMPROVED RUNWAY. IN THE PILOT'S REPORT, HE STATED THE TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE IN THE FIRST 200 FEET OF RUNWAY, AND HE LET THE AIRCRAFT ROLL OUT AT A HIGH SPEED UNTIL REACHING THE LAST 1/3 OF THE LANDING AREA BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. HE ALSO STATED HE MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO APPLY REVERSE THRUST AND WAS UNABLE TO OBTAINE REVERSING ACTION. IN AN EFFORT TO MISS A CHEMICAL HOLDING TANK, EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE APPLIED LEFT BRAKE FORCING THE AIRCRAFT INTO A GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT SLID SIDEWAYS CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE, BENDING THE OUTER PART OF THE RIGHT WING SPAR, THEREBY ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH ADJACENT TO THE LANDING STRIP.

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 FTW97LA225Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChesterville, TXan undetermined malfunction/failure of the propeller reversing system.Jun 13, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N248LF · 1

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

Accident 20090508007079ACruise/Level Flight · Lissie, TX(-23) On may 8, 2009 at 1500 central standard time, an air tractor (AT-502A), was destroyed after losing engine power and landing in a rice field, 3 miles southwest of Lissie, Texas. The pilot stated the he was spreading fertilizer in a rice field and at the…May 8, 2009 · Destroyed