# Accident 20070801017519A: Airtrc AT502B, Hampton, IA, August 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2007, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hampton, IA
- Airport: Hampton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: K4GG
- Location: 42.7255° N, 93.2263° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7255&lon=-93.2263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50877, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50877) (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: 5,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070801017519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT WING STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. AFTER STRIKING THE GROUND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST NEXT TO RUNWAY 17 CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 CHI07LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA246), Aug 1, 2007: Air Tractor AT-502B (N50877), Hampton, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was a ditch.

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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