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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-502B · Gassoway, LA · July 22, 2005

Date: July 22, 2005 · 19:05 local
Place: Gassoway, LA
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N50075
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05CA191
Reported as: Airtrc AT502B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A34AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,641 total3,889 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days

N50075Registration cancelled Jan 29, 2025 · Air Tractor AT-502BS/N 502B-0494 · Built 1998 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll, the tail wheel came off the ground as normally expected, but settled back to the ground near the end of the runway. The pilot stated that he dumped the load of chemical and attempted to fly the aircraft off of the ground. The landing gear collided with a 3-4 foot stand of cotton at the end of the runway and caused the aircraft to crash approximately 100 feet from the departure end of the runway. The pilot stated that he did not notice any anomalies with the aircraft; however, he suspected a loss of engine power at the end of the takeoff roll. The pilot also reported that he had previously departed the same grass strip earlier in the day at a higher gross weight with a higher outside air temperature.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE TAIL WHEEL CAME OFF THE GROUND AS NORMALLY EXPECTED, BUT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DUMPED THE LOAD OF CHEMICAL AND ATTEMPTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE GROUND. THE LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH A 3-4 FOOT STAND OF COTTON AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT; HOWEVER, HE SUSPECTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT THE END OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY DEPARTED THE SAME GRASS STRIP EARLIER IN THE DAY AT A HIGHER GROSS WEIGHT WITH A HIGHER OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DFW05CA191Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGassoway, LAThe pilot's premature lift-off which resulted in an inadequate climb for terrain clearance. Also causal was the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.Jul 23, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N50075 · 1

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