# Accident 19990811044739A: Airtrc AT402A, Mead, CO, August 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1999, 15:20 local time
- Place: Mead, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.2303° N, 104.9797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2303&lon=-104.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402RE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N402RE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402A (registry code 0390206, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT402A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990811044739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT ENGINE FAILED ON FINAL APPROACH. PILOT CONDUCTED ANEMERGENCY LANDING, SHORT OF RUNWAY. A/C RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING, LEFT WING SPAR, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ELEVATOR, LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. ENGINE TEAR DOWN WAS CONDUCTED ON 9/9/99. RESULTS OF TEAR DOWN DID NOT REVEAL ANY OBVIOUS REASON FOR ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING ON SHORT FINAL AS REPORTED BY PILOT. FAA DID NOT CONDUCT ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION NOR DID FAA ATTEND THE ENGINE TEAR-DOWN DUE TO NO TRAVEL FUNDS AVAILABLE.

## 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 DEN99LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA149), Aug 11, 1999: Air Tractor AT-402A (N402RE), Mead, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow proper approach to landing procedures as outlined in the Airplane Flight Manual. A factor was the 6-foot tall corn stalks.

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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