# Accident 20060412006059A: Airtrc AT502A, Phoenix, AZ, April 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2006, 14:10 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8789° N, 111.9578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8789&lon=-111.9578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1539X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1539X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502A (registry code 0390306, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,726 total, 10 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060412006059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AND LOST CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX06CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA142), Apr 12, 2006: Air Tractor 502A (N1539X), Stanfield, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N1539X (2)

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

- [Incident 20031109030749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031109030749I), Nov 9, 2003: Airtrc AT502A (N1539X), Lufkin, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On landing on runway 25, when tailwheel touched runway, aircraft began a turn to the right. Pilot corrected with full left rudder, then hard left brake,…
- [Incident 19920617032049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920617032049I), Jun 17, 1992: Airtrc AT502 (N1539X), Eunice, LA, Minor damage. Engine turbine section failed just prior to liftoff. Lost all turbine blades in power section.

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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