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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-602 · Ropesville, TX · March 27, 2015

Date: March 27, 2015 · 15:00 local
Place: Ropesville, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: PRJG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N20062
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA023
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-602
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,260 total22 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N20062Registered now · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-1198 · Built 2011 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On March 27, 2015, at approximately 1500 CDT, an Air tractor AT-602 bearing the registration number N20062, registered to pro agri spraying service, lost control on landing, exited the dirt strip and flipped inverted at a private strip in Ropesville, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on a VFR flight. VFR conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was field. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 27, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 CDT, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-602 BEARING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER N20062, REGISTERED TO PRO AGRI SPRAYING SERVICE, LOST CONTROL ON LANDING, EXITED THE DIRT STRIP AND FLIPPED INVERTED AT A PRIVATE STRIP IN ROPESVILLE, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A VFR FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

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 GAA15CA023Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRopesville, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.Mar 27, 2015 · Substantial damage