# Accident 20130207002059A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502, Forrest City, AR, February 7, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2013, 15:16 local time
- Place: Forrest City, AR
- Airport: Forrest City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KTEG
- Location: 34.9464° N, 90.7744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9464&lon=-90.7744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N198LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130207002059A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED AFTER MAKING THE FIRST PASS, SPRAYING WATER TO TEST THE GPS, HE STARTED A LEFT TURN. AT THE TOP OF THE TURN AT ABOUT 45 DEGREES BANK SUDDENLY THE A/C ROLLED LEFT THEN RIGHT, TRYING TO GO INVERTED. THE LEFT AILERON WAS VIOLENTLY FLAPPING UP AND DOWN (FLUTTERING). THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN TO 80 KTS AND WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE. A CONTROLLED LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED. THE AIRCRAFT HEADED FOR HAY BALES ON AIRPORT PROPERTY, BARELY UNDER CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE HAY BALES AND THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT SURVIVED UNINJURED.

## 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 CEN13LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA168), Feb 7, 2013: Air Tractor AT-502 (N198LA), Forrest City, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the left aileron's push-pull rod and hardware. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to apply proper torque to the self-locking nuts.

## Other reports on N198LA (1)

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

- [Accident 20090529011239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090529011239A), May 29, 2009: Airtrc AT502 (N198LA), Mendota, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 29, 2009 at 0745 Mr. Donald lee younglove was pilot in command of an agricultural spraying aircraft, air tractor 502, N49PL when he crashed off…

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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