# Accident 20030822021759A: Airtrc AT502B, Westside, IA, August 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2003, 16:30 local time
- Place: Westside, IA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.0486° N, 95.0967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0486&lon=-95.0967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5007G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5007G) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 870 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030822021759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN ALFALFA FIELD BECAUSE OF FUEL EXHAUSTION, APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF WESTSIDE, IOWA. THE LANDING WAS MADE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND GEARBOX AT THE FUSELAGE, THE LEFT FLAP, LEFT WING, AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION TO A FIELD WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE PILOT FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL AMOUNT BEFORE DEPARTING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^

## 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 CHI03LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA289), Aug 22, 2003: Air Tractor AT-502B (N5007G), Westside, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the unsuitable terrain encountered, and the…

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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