# Accident 20130623012389A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Campbell, NE, June 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2013, 16:30 local time
- Place: Campbell, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RMQG
- Location: 40.6022° N, 99.2553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6022&lon=-99.2553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6017E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6017E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,158 total, 8 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA371) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130623012389A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 23, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30 CDT, N6017E, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-502B OPERATED BY CAMPBELL AERIAL SPRAYING INC. (RMQG)  ATTEMPTED TO DEPART ON A PRIVATE STRIP 4 MILES NORTH AND 1/2 MILE WEST OF CAMPBELL, NEBRASKA.  THE PILOT REPORTED PRIOR TO THE TAKE-OFF ROLL, HE APPLIED TWO NOTCHES OF FLAPS.  DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT LIFT OFF.  PASSING THE POINT ON THE RUNWAY OF BEING ABLE TO STOP, THE PILOT ADDED FULL FLAPS AND THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO GROUND EFFECT.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE AND THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND PREPARED TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN13LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA371), Jun 23, 2013: Air Tractor AT-502B (N6017E), Campbell, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue with the takeoff roll despite the airplane's difficulty becoming airborne The high-density altitude likely contributed to the airplane's reduced performance.

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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