# Accident 20040622014099A: Airtrc AT502B, Crowley, LA, June 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2004, 13:00 local time
- Place: Crowley, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SDMG
- Location: 30.2179° N, 92.3748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crowley, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2179&lon=-92.3748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60713, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60713) (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 PT6A11AG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,875 total, 6,200 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/20040622014099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF (APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES FROM STRIP) @ 75 FEET ALTITUDE, AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SETTLE. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN IN A SATURATED RICE FIELD AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 40' AND IMPACTED A BANK IN BETWEEN ANOTHER RICE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFTS NOSE IMPACTED THE BANK WHICH RESULTED IN THE PROPELLER AND FRONT SECTION OF ENGINE GEAR BOX TO SEPARATE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WAS AIRBORNE FOR 40', TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN ON ITS NOSE AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS TOP. THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE WERE STILL INTACT WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO NOSE SECTION AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. NO FUEL WAS VISIBLE IN FUEL TANKS, NO FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT. ALL ENGINE AND FLIGHT CONTROLS HAD CONTINUITY, FIREWALL FUEL FILTER HAD VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL CONTAINED IN IT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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