# Accident 20080314012619A: Airtrc AT301, Columbus, MS, March 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2008, 18:45 local time
- Place: Columbus, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ZPWG
- Location: 33.4500° N, 88.5833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4500&lon=-88.5833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7302C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7302C-2008-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 32 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080314012619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT CLAIMS THAT WHILE IN A STEEP BANK TO THE RIGHT, WHILE MANEUVERING FOR ANOTHER PASS, HE ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHT BUFFET. HE ADDED SOME FLAP AND THE BUFFET WENT AWAY. AS HE CONTINUED IN HIS STEEP BANK TURN TO THE RIGHT, HE ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER BUFFET THAT WAS MORE PRONOUNCED. THE PILOT ADDED MORE FLAP, AND THE BUFFET WENT AWAY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRPLANE WAS EXPOSED TO A DIRECT CROSSWIND AND ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND THAT STARTED ROLLING HIM FURTHER TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL LEFT AILERON AND FULL LEFT RUDDER PEDAL. THE PILOT SAID HE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO CRASH AND WAS TRYING TO SLOW THE AIRPLANE DOWN MORE BEFORE IMPACT. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 MIA08CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA078), Mar 14, 2008: Air Tractor AT-301 (N7302C), Columbus, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed while maneuvering.

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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