# Incident 20031109030749I: Airtrc AT502A, Lufkin, TX, November 9, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lufkin, TX
- Airport: Angelina County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MM7G
- Location: 31.2340° N, 94.7500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANGELINA COUNTY (LFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2340&lon=-94.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1539X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1539X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502A (registry code 0390306, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502A
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031109030749I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 25, WHEN TAILWHEEL TOUCHED RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT BEGAN A TURN TO THE RIGHT. PILOT CORRECTED WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER, THEN HARD LEFT BRAKE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT FOR RIGHT DRIFT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED RIGHT TURN AND JUST BEFORE EXITING RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND SKIDDED INTO GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N1539X (2)

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

- [Accident 20060412006059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060412006059A), Apr 12, 2006: Airtrc AT502A (N1539X), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was attempting to land in gusty wind conditions and lost control. The aircraft exited the runway and collided with terrain, causing substantial…
- [Incident 19920617032049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920617032049I), Jun 17, 1992: Airtrc AT502 (N1539X), Eunice, LA, Minor damage. Engine turbine section failed just prior to liftoff. Lost all turbine blades in power section.

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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