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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-402B · Gum Neck, NC · August 17, 2012

Date: August 17, 2012 · 12:35 local
Place: Gum Neck, NC
Airport: Gum Neck
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: WUVG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5127T
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12CA517
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-402B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total6,000 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N5127TRegistration cancelled Nov 28, 2017 · Air Tractor AT-402BS/N 402B-1022 · Built 1996 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-402B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Operator attempted take off fully loaded from unfamilier soft field runway. Runway condition was tall grass, with rutts and holes. Aircraft sprung into Air slightly after engaging ramped, rut just before v ref, and leaned to the right side. Rt wing engaged heavy corn growth, and spun aircraft causing tail of aircraft into soft ground and momentum raised the nose of the aircraft up and over, landing on its top. Aircraft sheared tail just behind cockpit, damaged propeller, engine landing gear, and fusalage. Operator was very cooperative. Counsiling will be administered by FAA fassteam.

As the FAA filed it

OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF FULLY LOADED FROM UNFAMILIER SOFT FIELD RUNWAY. RUNWAY CONDITION WAS TALL GRASS, WITH RUTTS AND HOLES. AIRCRAFT SPRUNG INTO AIR SLIGHTLY AFTER ENGAGING RAMPED, RUT JUST BEFORE V REF, AND LEANED TO THE RIGHT SIDE. RT WING ENGAGED HEAVY CORN GROWTH, AND SPUN AIRCRAFT CAUSING TAIL OF AIRCRAFT INTO SOFT GROUND AND MOMENTUM RAISED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT UP AND OVER, LANDING ON ITS TOP. AIRCRAFT SHEARED TAIL JUST BEHIND COCKPIT, DAMAGED PROPELLER, ENGINE LANDING GEAR, AND FUSALAGE. OPERATOR WAS VERY COOPERATIVE. COUNSILING WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY FAA FASSTEAM.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA12CA517Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGum Neck, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the rough condition of the runway.Aug 17, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5127T · 1

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

Incident 20010521008729IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Swan Quarter, NC(-23)The pilot stated that he was landing at a private strip in fairfield, NC during his agricultural spraying operations. During landing, the pilot noticed some sand on the runway, but thought he could avoid it. However, during the landing roll the aircraft…May 21, 2001 · Minor damage