# Incident 20010510013979I: Airtrc AT802, Hazleton, PA, May 10, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2001, 15:40 local time
- Place: Hazleton, PA
- Airport: Hazleton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.9868° N, 75.9947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAZLETON RGNL (HZL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9868&lon=-75.9947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5035K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5035K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802 (registry code 0390305, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010510013979I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 10 WHEN, ON TOUCH DOWN, THE TAIL WHEEL SPRING BROKE AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT USED REVERSE THRUST AND RIGHT RUDDER INPUT TO KEEP AIRCRAFT ON THE CENTER LINE WITHOUT A TAIL WHEEL.  THE PILOT THEN USED BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT WHILE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SEVERED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT WHEEL AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP.  SOME DAMAGE TO THE TOP OUTBOARD AREA OF THE RIGHT WING WAS EVIDENT, BUT THE SPAR APPEARED UNHARMED.  ALL FIVE PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED IN THE OCCURRENCE.

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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