# Accident 20051110027749A: Airtrc AT502B, Osceola, AR, November 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2005, 07:45 local time
- Place: Osceola, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LFYG
- Location: 35.6992° N, 89.9894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6992&lon=-89.9894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5075P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5075P) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,500 total, 385 in this make and model, 285 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051110027749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 11/10/2005, APPROX 07:45 CT, N5075P, AN AT-502P WAS OPERATING UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. OPERATED BY A & G FLYING SERVICE (LFYG) AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA^. AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO CHEMICAL PICKUP POINT AFTER DEPARTING CLASSIC AIRSTRIP IN JONSBORO, AR. TO SENTER PRIVATE AIRSTRIP FOR THE PURPOSE OF AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE ELEVATED BANK OF A DRAINAGE DITCH AT THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP, SEPARATING THE GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME. PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## 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 DFW06CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA031), Nov 10, 2005: Air Tractor AT-502B (N5075P), Osceola, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while on final approach. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.

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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