# Accident 20110822020799A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Matthews, MO, August 22, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Matthews, MO
- Airport: Ag Air Inc Private Airstrip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RFRG
- Location: 36.7372° N, 89.5864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7372&lon=-89.5864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113AA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,640 total, 542 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA589](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA589) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110822020799A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT INITIATED THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT THE NORTH END OF A NORTH-SOUTH RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY IS APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FEET LONG, WITH THE NORTH HALF PAVED ASPHALT AND THE SOUTH HALF HARD TURF. THE PILOT STATED THE TAIL CAME UP BEFORE THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE PAVED PART OF THE RUNWAY AND LIFTED OFF WITH 200 - 300 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND THE WIND WAS APPROXIMATELY 070 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS.

## 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 CEN11CA589](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA589), Aug 22, 2011: Air Tractor AT-502B (N113AA), Matthews, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during 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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