# Accident 20030428009629A: Airtrc AT502B, Pond Creek, OK, April 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2003, 12:01 local time
- Place: Pond Creek, OK
- Airport: Homestead Farms Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.6917° N, 97.7267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6917&lon=-97.7267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60819, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60819-2005-07-14) (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
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,368 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 289 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030428009629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY ON TAKEOFF ROLL, AND THAT THE TAIL DID NOT COME UP AT THE SAME POINT ON THE RUNWAY THAT IT NORMALLY DID. AFTER LIFT-OFF THE PILOT STARTED DUMPING THE LOAD OF LIQUID FERTILIZER, THE AIRCRAFT STILL LOST ALTITUDE, STRIKING A 5 FOOT TALL STEEL POST WHICH SEVERED ABOUT FOUR FEET OF THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND, KNOCKED THE PROPELLER OFF, SLID INTO A BERM, BREAKING THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT OFF, AND FINALLY SLID TO STOP ABOUT 150 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CAUGHT FIRE WHICH DEMOLISHED THE ENTIRE FUSELAGE AND PART OF BOTH WINGS.

## 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 FTW03LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA141), Apr 28, 2003: Air Tractor AT-502B (N60819), Pond Creek, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed during liftoff resulting in a stall.

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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