# Accident 20010612015039A: Airtrc AT502B, Marvell, AR, June 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2001
- Place: Marvell, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.5500° N, 90.9109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5500&lon=-90.9109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6181Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6181Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010612015039A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW01LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA141), Jun 12, 2001: Air Tractor AT-502B (N6181Q), Marvell, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper decision of the driver of the vehicle(ATV) to enter an active airstrip.

## Other reports on N6181Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20160508005309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160508005309A), May 8, 2016: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B (N6181Q), Oberlin, KS, Substantial damage. The 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…

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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