# Incident 20010626037959I: Airtrc AT502, Clewiston, FL, June 26, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2001, 08:45 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Airport: Airglades Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: YGXG
- Location: 26.7352° N, 81.0511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AIRGLADES (2IS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7352&lon=-81.0511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7318K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7318K-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Pilot flight hours: 23,497 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010626037959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06/26/01 ABOUT 1000 EDT, DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT LEFT WHEEL HIT A SOFT SAND SPOT AND IT PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OFF DIRT RUNWAY. AS A RESULT, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. NO INJURIES REPORTED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PROPELLER AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N7318K (1)

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

- [Accident 19980602024209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980602024209A), Jun 2, 1998: Airtrc AT502 (N7318K), Clewiston, FL, Substantial damage. Taxied too close to edge of culvert. Dirt collapsed and aircraft slid into ditch. Taking off from road.

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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