# Accident 20170228011079A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Prentiss, MS, February 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2017, 13:30 local time
- Place: Prentiss, MS
- Airport: Prentiss-Jefferson Davis Count
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5953° N, 89.9064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5953&lon=-89.9064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N422BR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N422BR-2018-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67AG (registry code 52211, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,100 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170228011079A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKE-OFF, PILOTREPORTED A SUDDEN WIND CHANGE RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT VEERING UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT WHICH COULD NOT BE CORRECTED (THROUGH CONTROL INPUT AND/OR BRAKING).THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROLRESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDING WITH/IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A POST IMPACT FIRE. AIRCRAFT IS A SINGLE PLACE AGRICULTURAL PLANE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO 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 GAA17CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA164), Feb 28, 2017: Air Tractor AT 802 (N422BR), Prentiss, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off with a gusting tailwind and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.

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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