# Accident 20150327003999A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Ropesville, TX, March 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2015, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ropesville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PRJG
- Location: 33.4128° N, 102.1536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4128&lon=-102.1536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20062, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20062) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG (registry code 52109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,260 total, 22 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150327003999A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA15CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA023), Mar 27, 2015: Air Tractor AT 602 (N20062), Ropesville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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