# Accident 20090710011849A: Airtrc AT502B, Reydell, AR, July 10, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2009, 12:30 local time
- Place: Reydell, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: B14G
- Location: 34.1114° N, 91.5028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1114&lon=-91.5028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60023, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60023-2017-05-04) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,456 total, 3,199 in this make and model, 405 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090710011849A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 10, 2009, 1230 LOCAL, AT-502B, N60023, SERIAL # 502B-315, WAS TAKING OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED APPROX 3 NM SE OF REYDELL, AR TO FERTILIZE A LOCAL FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH A HEADING OF 5 DEGREES AND WAS LOADED WITH 2800 LBS OF UREA, A FUEL LOAD OF ABOUT 720 LBS, WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES.  AT ABOUT 10' AGL THE PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT HAND TURN THEN FELT A PUSH FROM THE LEFT AFT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT CROSSING OVER A SWAMP PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROX 250' NW OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID AN ADDITIONAL 150' COMING TO REST ON TOP OF A LEVY WITH AN AIRCRAFT HEADING OF APPROX 80 DEGREES.  THE LEFT WHEEL DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE SLIDE, THE RIGHT WHEEL BUCKLED UNDER THE RIGHT WING, AND THE TAIL WHEEL REMAINED ATTACHED VIA A CABLE.  BOTH WINGS AND FUSELAGE SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PROP BLADES BENT BACKWARDS.  THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE AND THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AGRICULTURAL AERIAL APPLICATION UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CEN09CA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA428), Jul 10, 2009: Air Tractor AT-502B (N60023), Reydell, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control of the airplane when it unexpectedly encountered a whirlwind shortly after takeoff.

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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