# Accident 20131021025959A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502, Charleston, MS, October 21, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: Charleston, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 7CFG
- Location: 33.9914° N, 90.0786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9914&lon=-90.0786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1022N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1022N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 6,700 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131021025959A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/21/2013, AIRCRAFT N1022N WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 180 AT 09M WITH A 5-6 MILE HEAD WIND.  AT THE POINT OF ROTATION AIRCRAFT WAS INDICATING TAKE OFF, BUT WAS LACKING TORQUE.  THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY WITHOUT OBTAINING FLIGHT.  THE GEAR, PROP AND REAR FUSELAGE SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA14CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA030), Oct 21, 2013: Air Tractor AT 502 (N1022N), Charleston, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a fence.

## Other reports on N1022N (1)

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

- [Accident 20110624011779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110624011779A), Jun 24, 2011: Air Tractor Inc AT-502 (N1022N), Lewistown, MT, Substantial damage. On June 24, 2011, at 2016 MDT, an AT-502, N1022N, registered to srb aerial applicators, LLC, suffered an engine failure and crash landed in a wheat field 18…

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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