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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-502B · Blythe, CA · August 28, 2007

Date: August 28, 2007 · 20:00 local
Place: Blythe, CA
Airport: Cyr Aviation
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: ROUG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6003G
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA07LA242
Reported as: Airtrc AT502B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,510 total2,500 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days

N6003GRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-502BS/N 502B-0249 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During take off roll, the aircraft's left main landing gear tire hit a runway pothole which caused the pilot to lose control. As the aircraft continued in momentum, the left, then right wingtip struck the runway. The aircraft continued across a farm road into a plowed field which caused non repairable damage to the gear, fuselage, and propeller. There was no post crash fire. The airfield owner will make the required repairs to the pothole in the blacktop runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING TAKE OFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE HIT A RUNWAY POTHOLE WHICH CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN MOMENTUM, THE LEFT, THEN RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS A FARM ROAD INTO A PLOWED FIELD WHICH CAUSED NON REPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO THE GEAR, FUSELAGE, AND PROPELLER. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE AIRFIELD OWNER WILL MAKE THE REQUIRED REPAIRS TO THE POTHOLE IN THE BLACKTOP RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA07LA242Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlythe, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.Aug 29, 2007 · Substantial damage