# Accident 20130729014599A: Air Tractor Inc AT-400A, Lombardville, IL, July 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2013, 05:30 local time
- Place: Lombardville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: W3GG
- Location: 41.2194° N, 89.6550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2194&lon=-89.6550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36612 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-400A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-15AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA451) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130729014599A

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION: DURING TAKEOFF ROLL OFF FROM AN UNAPPROVED DIRT STRIP BEING USED AS A REMOTE AERIAL APPLICATION BASE, AIRCRAFT WING CAUGHT A DIRT BIRM WHICH COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN13LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA451), Jul 29, 2013: Air Tractor AT-400A (N36612), Lombardville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff.

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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