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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-502 · Carthage, IL · July 7, 2014

Date: July 7, 2014 · 16:04 local
Place: Carthage, IL
Airport: Farm Strip
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 8CKG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9185G
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14LA349
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-502
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N9185GRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-502S/N 502-0213 · Built 1993 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft made a take-off from a private Farm Strip to the south. From witness accounts, the aircraft went off the end of the grass runway and dragged it tail-wheel across a pond located at the end of the runway, dumping its hopper load, struck the opposite side dirt embankment and flipped over on its back in a cornfield. The pilot removed himself from the aircraft and walked away from the aircraft. Emergency number 911 was called by personnel on the ground and the pilot was flown by emergency helicopter to blessing hospital in quincy Illinois. The pilot was released the following day -07/08/2014 and returned home to north carolina on 07/09/2014.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT MADE A TAKE-OFF FROM A PRIVATE FARM STRIP TO THE SOUTH. FROM WITNESS ACCOUNTS, THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY AND DRAGGED IT TAIL-WHEEL ACROSS A POND LOCATED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, DUMPING ITS HOPPER LOAD, STRUCK THE OPPOSITE SIDE DIRT EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK IN A CORNFIELD. THE PILOT REMOVED HIMSELF FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WALKED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. EMERGENCY NUMBER 911 WAS CALLED BY PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND AND THE PILOT WAS FLOWN BY EMERGENCY HELICOPTER TO BLESSING HOSPITAL IN QUINCY ILLINOIS. THE PILOT WAS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING DAY -07/08/2014 AND RETURNED HOME TO NORTH CAROLINA ON 07/09/2014.

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 CEN14LA349Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCarthage, ILThe airplane’s inability to climb out of ground effect, which resulted from the pilot using a lower power setting than needed for takeoff due to the mechanic’s installation of the wrong engine torque gauge.Jul 7, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9185G · 2

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

Incident 20130802015679ITakeoff: Departure Roll · Gueydon, LAAfter taking on load of fertilizer, pilot advanced prop to come out of feather and checked flight controls for freedom of movement. All appeared normal. When power was advanced and takeoff roll started, pilot tried to push right rudder to counteract p-factor…Aug 2, 2013 · Substantial damage Accident 19970323003449ADumas, ARAircraft unable to gain enough power on takeoff, went over the departure end of runway. (-23) pilot stated he had approximately 375 gallons of 2-4-0 in hopper, full left fuel, 3/4 right fuel, wind calm, attempted takeoff to the south on paved portion of…Mar 23, 1997 · Substantial damage