# Accident 20130809015629A: Air Tractor Inc AT-400, Dumas, AR, August 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2013, 11:30 local time
- Place: Dumas, AR
- Airport: Billy Free Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: D47G
- Location: 33.8844° N, 91.5342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8844&lon=-91.5342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36538, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36538-2018-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400 (registry code 0390202, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-400
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 18,800 total, 16,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA486) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130809015629A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/09/2013, N36538 LANDED AT BILLY FREE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OMO) AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY A COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT WITH A VALID 2ND CLASS MEDICAL.  AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AND AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT.  AIRCRAFT WENT OFF OF THE RUNWAY, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS 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 CEN13LA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA486), Aug 9, 2013: Air Tractor AT-400 (N36538), Dumas, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

## Other reports on N36538 (2)

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

- [Incident 19970613013769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970613013769I), Jun 13, 1997: Airtrc AT400 (N36538), Branch, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was attempting takeoff, W/2230# aircraft got off the ground but was unable to maintain successful flight, settled back down on the side of hwy 35…
- [Accident 19810501021039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810501021039A), May 1, 1981: Airtrc AT400 (N36538), Patricia, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed engine quit on takeoff from ag strip. No engine or fuel problems found after accident. Ignition 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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