# Accident 20121020024589A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Newton, GA, October 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2012, 10:47 local time
- Place: Newton, GA
- Airport: Albany
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.3272° N, 84.5444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3272&lon=-84.5444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502PB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N502PB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AG (registry code 52246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-15ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-15AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 18,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121020024589A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK UPPER TOWER GROUND WIRE WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND DAMAGED THE GEAR AND BROKE THE WIRE ON THE TOWER. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STALLED AND HEADED FOR THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND HARD SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET PAST THE TOWER AND THE BROKEN LEFT LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID TO A STOP AFTER SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET MORE. THE AIRCRAFT TAIL WAS BENT 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PROPELLER BLADES ARE BADLY BENT. ALL OF THE SPRAYING APPARATUS BENEATH THE AIRCRAFT WERE BROKEN OFF AND LAYING IN VARIOUS PLACES THROUGH OUT THE COTTON FIELD  IN THE AIRCRAFT'S PATH. THE PILOT THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY AND NOTIFIED OFFICIALS.

## 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 ERA13CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA033), Oct 20, 2012: Air Tractor AT-502B (N502PB), Newton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering, which resulted in a hard forced landing.

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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