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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-502 · Hazen, AR · May 27, 2003

Date: May 27, 2003 · 12:15 local
Place: Hazen, AR
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: HVFG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1007W
Reported as: Airtrc AT502
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total2,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N1007WRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-502S/N 502-0032 · Built 1988 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On 5/27/2003 at 1215 pm CST, 3 miles west of slovak, AR aircraft N1007W, model AT-503 made a landing approach when a sudden updraft (dust devil) caused the l/h wing to be forced up. Right hand wing went down and aircraft blown off center of runway approach. Right hand wing struck the ground-levie, and aircraft went up on the nose. Propeller was bent slid 25 feet before fuselage fell back on all three landing gear wheels.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 5/27/2003 AT 1215 PM CST, 3 MILES WEST OF SLOVAK, AR AIRCRAFT N1007W, MODEL AT-503 MADE A LANDING APPROACH WHEN A SUDDEN UPDRAFT (DUST DEVIL) CAUSED THE L/H WING TO BE FORCED UP. RIGHT HAND WING WENT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT BLOWN OFF CENTER OF RUNWAY APPROACH. RIGHT HAND WING STRUCK THE GROUND-LEVIE, AND AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON THE NOSE. PROPELLER WAS BENT SLID 25 FEET BEFORE FUSELAGE FELL BACK ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR WHEELS.