# Accident 19970827024249A: Airtrc AT802, Pineland, TX, August 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1997, 17:20 local time
- Place: Pineland, TX
- Airport: Minicipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.2407° N, 93.9692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2407&lon=-93.9692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9197F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9197F-2022-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT802
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970827024249A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED WHILE LANDING. TIPPED UP ON RIGHT SIDE. IMPACT TORE OFF RIGHT WING AND GEAR. (-23) ON AUGUST 27, 1997 AT 1720 CDST, AIR TRACTOR AT-802A, N9197F LANDED AT PINELAND ARPT. ON LANDING ROLL, RT. BRAKE FAILED. WHEN REVERSE THRUST WAS APPLIED TO STOP A/C ENG TORQUE PULLED A/C TO LEFT CAUSING GROUND LOOP OVERLOADING RT WHEEL/AXLE ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THIS ASSEMBLY TO DEPART A/C. THIS CAUSED SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING. M OR D TO BE SUBMITTED LATER BY OPERATOR.

## 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 FTW97LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA331), Aug 27, 1997: Air Tractor AT-802A (N9197F), Pineland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the right main wheel brake, during the landing roll. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's failure (or inability) to maintain directional control of the airplane, after loss…

## Other reports on N9197F (3)

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

- [Accident 20210730008679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210730008679A), Jul 30, 2021: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A (N9197F), Fort Sumner, NM, Destroyed. On July 30, 2021, at 1130 CDT, an Air tractor 802A aircraft bearing registration number N9197F, registered to [privacy data omitted] Air operator, hit the…
- [Incident 20210523002959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210523002959I), May 23, 2021: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A (N9197F), Philipsburg, PA, Minor damage. The pilot stated he was on his fifth or sixth spray pass when the electronic equipment used to track spraying operations began to "flicker". He was approaching…
- [Accident 20100421032249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100421032249A), Apr 21, 2010: Air Tractor AT-802A (N9197F), Alpine, TX, Substantial damage. On April 21, 2010, at approximately 1830 CDT, the pilot of N9197F, an AT-802 agricultural aircraft, was maneuvering while dispensing herbicide pellets on a…

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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