# Accident 20050218001479A: Airtrc AT502B, Avon, MS, February 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2005, 07:56 local time
- Place: Avon, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.2000° N, 91.1667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2000&lon=-91.1667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9114W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9114W-2008-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,144 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050218001479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, AT THE END OF A PASS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE. AS THE PILOT BEGAN TO PULL UP TO MAKE A TURN TO RETURN TO THE FIELD FOR ANOTHER PASS, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND, AND QUIT FLYING. THE PILOT PUSHED THE ENGINE CONTROLS FORWARD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND, RIGHT WING FIRST CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. PROP STRIKE MARKS IN THE EARTH INDICATE THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.

## 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 MIA05LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA060), Feb 18, 2005: Air Tractor AT-502B (N9114W), Avon, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude, resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush, and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N9114W (1)

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

- [Incident 20010811029169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010811029169I), Aug 11, 2001: Airtrc AT502B (N9114W), Hollandale, MS, Minor damage. (-23) According to the pilot, during final approach, approximately 1/2 mile from the approach end of the runway, the aircraft felt as though the propeller had…

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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