# Accident 20020415005639A: Airtrc AT502, Lamesa, TX, April 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2002, 12:02 local time
- Place: Lamesa, TX
- Airport: Lamesa Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TYRG
- Location: 32.7291° N, 101.9496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7291&lon=-101.9496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91905, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91905-2012-10-11) (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 FTW02LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020415005639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 15, 2002 AT 1202 CDT, N91905 AN AIR TRACTOR AT-502 AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR LAMESA, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BYHOGG FLYING SERVICE OF LAMESA TEXAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE PART 137  AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LAMESA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LAMESA, TEXAS, AT 1200.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 17 WITH A LOAD OF GRANULAR FERTILIZER.  AFTER CRUISE POWER WAS ESTABLISHED THE ENGINE "SPOOLED DOWN" AND LOST POWER.  A FORCED LANDING WAS EXECUTED TO A PLOWED FIELD 1.5 MILES TO THE WEST OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY, DURING WHICH THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 FTW02LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA120), Apr 15, 2002: Air Tractor AT-502 (N91905), Lamesa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to contamination of the fuel system. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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