# Incident 20150404003849I: Air Tractor Inc AT-402A, Brickeys, AR, April 4, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2015, 14:30 local time
- Place: Brickeys, AR
- Airport: Dawsons
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NYFG
- Location: 34.8411° N, 90.5272° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8411&lon=-90.5272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N623LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N623LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402A (registry code 0390206, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-402A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15IA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15IA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150404003849I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 4, 2015 AT 1430 CD, AN AIR TRACTOR  AT-402A REGISTERED TO TAYLOR AIR SERVICE INC. LOST ELEVATOR CONTROL WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATIONS.

FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF FERTILIZER, THE AIRMAN ADDED POWER FOR HIS CLIMB AND TURN, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP TO APPROXIMATELY 1500' AND OUT OF CONTROL. THE AIRMAN WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRMAN  MINIMIZED POWER CHANGES AND UPON LANDING, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALLOUT AT THE BOTTOM. THE PILOT ELECTED TO NOT MAKE A POWER CHANGE FOR FEAR OF LOSS OF CONTROL. HE

SUCCESSFULLY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR DAMAGE.

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DAWSON?S AIRPORT (15AR)

## 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 CEN15IA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15IA200), Apr 4, 2015: Air Tractor AT 402A (N623LA), Brickeys, AR, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the attachment hardware at the elevator control pushrod due to maintenance personnel's improper reinstallation of the attachment hardware.

## Other reports on N623LA (1)

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

- [Accident 20230424003379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230424003379A), Apr 24, 2023: Air Tractor Inc AT-402A (N623LA), Cullman, AL, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on private airstrip for the pupose of aerial application. At touchdown, the trailing edge chemical application boom aft of the right wing…

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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