# Accident 20030514013159A: Airtrc AT602, Benkelman, NE, May 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2003, 16:30 local time
- Place: Benkelman, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PPVG
- Location: 40.0661° N, 101.5344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0661&lon=-101.5344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5192T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5192T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series (registry code 52118, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT602
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030514013159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LAST PASS TO FINISH THE SPRAY LOAD, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE RIGHT WING BOOM TO BECOME ENTANGLED WITH THE WHEAT CROP CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE GROUND. AT THE INITIAL IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED OVER CAUSING THE PROP TO IMPACT THE TERRAIN SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT 90 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEFORE IT TURNED ANOTHER 90 DEGREES COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET FROM THE INITIAL CONTACT POINT AT 180 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF THE PROPELLER, LEFT WING FLAP, ALL OF THE RIGHT WING, THE AFT FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ELEVATOR AND RUDDER.

## 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 CHI03LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA124), May 14, 2003: Air Tractor AT-602 (N5192T), Benkelman, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude clearance while maneuvering. Contributing factors were the wheat crop and the ground.

## Other reports on N5192T (1)

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

- [Accident 20090629009809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090629009809A), Jun 29, 2009: Airtrc AT602 (N5192T), Knobel, AR, Substantial damage. On June 29, 2009, at approximately 1859 CDT, N5192T, a AT-602, was operating a FAR 137 agricultural aircraft operation, near Knobel, Arkansas. The commercial…

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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