# Accident 20000629036889A: Airtrc AT502, Portland, ND, June 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2000, 13:00 local time
- Place: Portland, ND
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4891° N, 97.3597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4891&lon=-97.3597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91891, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91891-2012-08-01) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000629036889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 29, 2000, AT 0900 CDT A AIR TRACTOR AT-500-502, N91891, OPERATED BY WILLMAR AERIAL SPRAYING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER THE ENIGNE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A GRAVEL ROAD STRIKING A SPEED LIMIT SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, FLAP AND AILERON SUSTAINING DAMAGE. PILOT HAD TWO MECHANICS BLEED THE ENGINE FUEL LINES AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AT 1 PM THE PILOT DECIDED HE COULD FLY THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE PRIVA TE AIRSTRIP IN MAYVILLE, ND. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LIFT OFF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL LEFT, AND CONTINUED TO ROLL LEFT RESULTING IN THE LEFT WING IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT HAD BEEN OPERATING UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE STRIP IN MAYVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA.

## 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 CHI00LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA177), Jun 29, 2000: Air Tractor AT-502 (N91891), Portland, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot intentionally operated the airplane with known damage on the left wing which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff.

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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