# Accident 20020305002349A: Airtrc AT502, Schlater, MS, March 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2002, 12:30 local time
- Place: Schlater, MS
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.9964° N, 90.6433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9964&lon=-90.6433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9185F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9185F) (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 ATL02LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020305002349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACFT LOST ALL POWER AT TAKEOFF. THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A LOUD BANG IN THE ENGINE AND A LOT OF SPARKS COMING FROM THE RIGHT EXHAUST. NO INJURIES. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A 10 INCH METAL RING WAS LAYING INSIDE THE LEFT EXHAUST. (.19) ON MARCH 5, 2002, ABOUT 1230 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-502, N9185F, REGISTERED TO SCHLATER FLYING INC., OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A REPORTED TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRFIELD IN THE VICINITY OF SCHLATER, MISSISSIPPI.. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING FROM SCHLATER, MISSISSIPPI, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TAKING OFF TO THE NORTH. JUST BEFORE ROTATION HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND OBSERVED SPARKS. REPORTEDLY, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO DECELERATE AND STOP THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY COLLIDED WITH A DITCH SEPARATING THE LANDING GEAR. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM REVEALED A                                                         10-INCHES DIAMETER METAL RING WAS LOOSE AND DAMAGED INSIDE THE EXHAUST STACK.

## 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 ATL02LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA060), Mar 5, 2002: Air Tractor AT-502 (N9185F), Schlater, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: an unknown person at an unknown time exceeded the engine temperature limitations that resulted in the failure of compressor turbine and the subsequent loss of engine power during takeoff.

## Other reports on N9185F (1)

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

- [Accident 20250606005919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250606005919A), Jun 6, 2025: Air Tractor Inc AT-502 (N9185F), Swan Lake, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. At approximately 1630 on June 6th,[privacy data omitted] an Air tractor 602 had reloaded with approximately 2,500 lbs of fertilizer and refueled approximately…

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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