# Accident 20120525009711A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Alicia, AR, May 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2012, 08:30 local time
- Place: Alicia, AR
- Airport: Alicia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: A9AG
- Location: 36.1253° N, 90.9244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1253&lon=-90.9244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N389LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N389LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG (registry code 52109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120525009711A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CLEAR OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY IN AIR TRACTOR N389LA, HOLDING FOR TAKE OFF, WHEN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, S2-R N40475, LANDED. AFTER THE S2-R LANDED,  DURING ROLLOUT, THE S2-R DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND STARTED TOWARD THE AIR TRACTOR. BEFORE THE AIR TRACTOR COULD MOVE, THE S2-R COLLIDED WITH THE AIR TRACTOR, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AND PROP.

## 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 CEN12LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA323), May 25, 2012: Air Tractor AT-802A (N389LA), Alicia, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the Thrush did not execute a go-around prior to landing, which resulted in excessive ground speed after touchdown, and his subsequent loss of directional control, which resulted in a…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.