# Accident 20050722019659A: Airtrc AT502B, Gassoway, LA, July 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2005, 19:05 local time
- Place: Gassoway, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.3514° N, 91.0275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3514&lon=-91.0275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50075, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50075-2025-01-29) (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 PT6A34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,641 total, 3,889 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050722019659A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW05CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA191), Jul 23, 2005: Air Tractor AT-502B (N50075), Gassoway, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N50075 (1)

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

- [Accident 20220708007169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220708007169A), Jul 8, 2022: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B (N50075), Center Cross, VA, Destroyed. PIC was conducting aerial spray application under 14 CFR 137 at the time he reported losing engine power. After making a pass in a field recieving spray…

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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