# Accident 20040712015929A: Airtrc AT301, Waitsburg, WA, July 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2004, 11:30 local time
- Place: Waitsburg, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WQZG
- Location: 46.2500° N, 118.1439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2500&lon=-118.1439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23811, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23811-2019-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,090 total, 214 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040712015929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING, A DUST DEVIL PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT SPRAY BOOM CONTACTED THE WHEAT ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY, CAUSING THE PLANE TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND SLIDE DOWN THE RUNWAY SIDEWAYS. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BENT UNDER. THE TAIL WHEEL AND AFT PART OF THE TAIL CONE WAS DAMAGED AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND DAMAGING THE SPAR AND WING TIP. THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS ALSO DAMAGED. PILOT WAS NOT HURT. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR INJURY TO ANYONE ON THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA04CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA132), Jul 12, 2004: Air Tractor AT-301 (N23811), Waitsburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and his inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the landing. Gusts and high vegetation were factors.

## Other reports on N23811 (1)

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

- [Incident 20170730012059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170730012059I), Jul 30, 2017: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N23811), Adrian, OR, Minor damage. Description of event: Pilot said just as he pulled up from making a pass over an onion field the engine suddenly stopped, no sputtering or coughing, just quit.…

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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