20010612015039A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-502B · Marvell, AR · June 12, 2001

Date: June 12, 2001
Place: Marvell, AR
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6181Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW01LA141
Reported as: Airtrc AT502B

N6181QRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-502BS/N 502B-0395 · Built 1996 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On June 12, 2001 at approximately 1330 hours, N6181Q, an air tractor, AT-502B crash-landed while taking off to the west by striking an atv at the middle of the airstrip. The atv turns west in front of the aircraft and tried to out run it. While the pilot-in-command tried to avoid the atv by going to the left of the runway, the aircraft right wing tip impacted the atv causing the aircraft to go out of control and bounce a few times. The aircraft continued in the original inertia direction, braking the left landing gear and tail wheel, causing the propeller to hit the ground. The aircraft continued on its belly coming to rest at the end of the runway facing northeast. Both wings were damaged; the empennage bent ninety degrees to the right of the fuselage. The fuselage was heavily damaged just aft of the pilot station. The pilot did not suffer any injuries, but the two occupants of the atv suffer minor injuries. The weather was VFR.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 12, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 HOURS, N6181Q, AN AIR TRACTOR, AT-502B CRASH-LANDED WHILE TAKING OFF TO THE WEST BY STRIKING AN ATV AT THE MIDDLE OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE ATV TURNS WEST IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TRIED TO OUT RUN IT. WHILE THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TRIED TO AVOID THE ATV BY GOING TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING TIP IMPACTED THE ATV CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND BOUNCE A FEW TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN THE ORIGINAL INERTIA DIRECTION, BRAKING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR AND TAIL WHEEL, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO HIT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON ITS BELLY COMING TO REST AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY FACING NORTHEAST. BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED; THE EMPENNAGE BENT NINETY DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE FUSELAGE. THE FUSELAGE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED JUST AFT OF THE PILOT STATION. THE PILOT DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES, BUT THE TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE ATV SUFFER MINOR INJURIES. THE WEATHER WAS VFR.

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 FTW01LA141Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarvell, ARthe improper decision of the driver of the vehicle(ATV) to enter an active airstrip.Jun 12, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6181Q · 1

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

Accident 20160508005309ALanding: Rollout · Oberlin, KSThe aircraft and pilot were returning after an aerial application flight. During the landing phase, on roll out, the tail was coming down after a wheel landing. A gust of wind picked the tail up and started the aircraft turning to the right. The aircraft…May 8, 2016 · Substantial damage