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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-602 · Slaton, TX · February 5, 2015

Date: February 5, 2015 · 15:13 local
Place: Slaton, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N602PB
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA138
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-602
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 550 total3 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N602PBRegistration cancelled Aug 2, 2023 · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-1233 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On February 5, 2015, at 1513 CST, an Air tractor 602 bearing registration number N602PB, registered to neal aircraft, made an off airport landing after a loss of power on take off from the Slaton municipal airport in Slaton TX. Upon applying take off power the pilot stated he thought there was an over torque condition. The aircraft became airborne, the pilot commanded full power and the aircraft did not respond. The aircraft was not developing enough power. He landed in a plowed field south of the airport. The propeller contacted the ground and flipped the aircraft inverted. The aircraft sustained substanial damaged. The pilot was uninjured. The aircraft was being operated on a ferry flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from Slaton, TX on February 5, at 1512 CST.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 5, 2015, AT 1513 CST, AN AIR TRACTOR 602 BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N602PB, REGISTERED TO NEAL AIRCRAFT, MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING AFTER A LOSS OF POWER ON TAKE OFF FROM THE SLATON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN SLATON TX. UPON APPLYING TAKE OFF POWER THE PILOT STATED HE THOUGHT THERE WAS AN OVER TORQUE CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THE PILOT COMMANDED FULL POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DEVELOPING ENOUGH POWER. HE LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A FERRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SLATON, TX ON FEBRUARY 5, AT 1512 CST.

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 CEN15LA138Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSlaton, TXMaintenance personnel’s improper installation of the engine data monitor (EDM), which was not in accordance with the supplemental type certificate instructions and resulted in engine warning indications and the pilot’s subsequent reaction to the warning…Feb 5, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N602PB · 1

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

Accident 20220819008489AGlendora, MSGlendora, MS: [privacy data omitted], AT602, crashed in a field under unknown circumstances. L/l 33 50 28.3 n 90 18 09.1 w POB: 1, injuries: 1 fatal, damage: substantial. 08/19/2022Aug 19, 2022 · Substantial damage · 1 fatal