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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-502B · Sicily Island, LA · July 18, 2012

Date: July 18, 2012 · 11:00 local
Place: Sicily Island, LA
Airport: Kifer Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 3DUG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N205SK
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA459
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-502B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,835 total2,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N205SKRegistration cancelled Jun 20, 2024 · Air Tractor AT-502BS/N 502B-0628 · Built 2001 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft loaded with 375 gallons of ag chemical. Take off attempted on a grass airstrip. Aircraft got into ground effect appx 5 to 7 feet off the ground. Aircraft could not gain altitude. Aircraft came into contact with vegetation at the end of the arstrip. Aircraft crashed in farmers field appx 200 feet from end of airstrip.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOADED WITH 375 GALLONS OF AG CHEMICAL.TAKE OFF ATTEMPTED ON A GRASS AIRSTRIP.AIRCRAFT GOT INTO GROUND EFFECT APPX 5 TO 7 FEET OFF THE GROUND.AIRCRAFT COULD NOT GAIN ALTITUDE.AIRCRAFT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH VEGETATION AT THE END OF THE ARSTRIP.AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN FARMERS FIELD APPX 200 FEET FROM END OF AIRSTRIP.

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 CEN12LA459Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWisner, LAThe pilot’s inadequate takeoff planning that did not consider the reduced acceleration due to a rough, turf runway and his use of an improper flap setting, which resulted in a collision with terrain during takeoff.Jul 18, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N205SK · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20220710008409ALanding: Touchdown · Wyoming, ILNarritive: The pilot landed on a non certified grass runway with a light quartering tailwind. Mature corn crop surrounded close proximity of both sides of the runway environment with approximately 15 feet of wing tip clearance on each side. Pilot allowed the…Jul 10, 2022 · Substantial damage Accident 20180730018419ALanding: Rollout · Louise, MSUpon receiving notification of an accident that occurred outside of Louise, MS at a private agricultural runway the ASI was dispatched and arrived at 1330 CDT. The runway was surrounded by two and a half to three feet tall cotton plants. Each plant had…Jul 30, 2018 · Substantial damage