# Accident 20060501006959A: Airtrc AT802A, Woodville, TX, May 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Woodville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: J1TG
- Location: 30.8856° N, 94.0347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8856&lon=-94.0347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8504T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8504T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT802A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060501006959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) RESTRICTED CAT AG OPERATING UNDER PART 137 WITH 5500 LBS OF FERTILIZER LEFT JASPER, TX (KJAS) VFR AFTER A 20 MIN FLT ACFT ENG WOULD NOT MAINTAIN RPM. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AT DYKES RANCH, RT 3, BOX 476, WOODVILLE, TX 75979. AIRCRAFT ROLLED, BOUNED AND TIPPED FORWARD CONTACTING PROPELLER THEN SLID SIDEWAYS. TOTAL LENGTH OF LANDING APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET ON THE GRASS SOD FIELD. ACFT STOPPED PERPENDICULAR TO ROLL WITH LH MAIN WHEEL BURIED IN THE GROUND. PILOT REPORTED TO FAA II C THAT HE RAN OUT OF FUEL DRAINED FROM AIRCRAFT BY RECOVERY PERSONNEL WAS REPORTED TO FAA II C AS LH TANK 5 GAL, RH TANK 1 CUP. ACFT SUSTAINED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO TRUSS MEMBERS ADJACENT TO MAIN LANDING GEAR MOUNTS TO INCLUDE ATTACHMENTS TO AFT FIREWALL DUE TO STRONG COMPRESSION AND SIDE LOADS OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. PROP TIPS BENT AFT UNDER LOW POWER.

## 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 DFW06LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA121), May 1, 2006: Air Tractor AT-802A (N8504T), Jasper, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable landing for the pilot to execute the forced landing.

## Other reports on N8504T (1)

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

- [Accident 20061013023509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061013023509A), Oct 13, 2006: Airtrc AT802A (N8504T), Pine Hill, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) While performing fertilizer operations under 14 CFR part 137, pilot made downwind takeoff with loaded aircraft, aircraft became airborne without becoming…

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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