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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-502B · Tillar, AR · July 3, 2013

Date: July 3, 2013 · 14:50 local
Place: Tillar, AR
Airport: Tillar
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5182C
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA402
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-502B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N5182CRegistration cancelled May 13, 2015 · Air Tractor AT-502BS/N 502B-0499 · Built 1998 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At 14:50 on 07/03/2013 N5182C was taking off from a private airstrip, aircraft was being operated by a commercial rated pilot with a valid 2nd class medical. While taking off, the aircraft gained an altitude of approximately ten feet when the engine performance declined. The load was dropped from the aircraft, and the aircraft impacted in a corn field located at the end of the runway, no injuries occurred.

As the FAA filed it

AT 14:50 ON 07/03/2013 N5182C WAS TAKING OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WITH A VALID 2ND CLASS MEDICAL. WHILE TAKING OFF, THE AIRCRAFT GAINED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET WHEN THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE DECLINED. THE LOAD WAS DROPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A CORN FIELD LOCATED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

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 CEN13LA402Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTillar, ARThe loss of engine throttle control during takeoff due to an unsecured cockpit throttle control pin, which resulted in a runway overrun.Jul 3, 2013 · Substantial damage