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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-402A · Shaw, MS · August 21, 2017

Date: August 21, 2017 · 06:30 local
Place: Shaw, MS
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N247LA
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA17LA286
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-402A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,180 total4,270 in this make and model325 in the last 90 days

N247LARegistration cancelled Apr 16, 2019 · Air Tractor AT-402AS/N 402A-1247 · Built 2012 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-402A Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21Turbo-prop

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What happened

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Around 6:30 pm, August 21, 2017 aircraft registration number N247LA crash on takeoff in Shaw, Mississippi. The pilot reported that as he was trying to take off with a full load from his home base he noticed that he was redline torque and RPM, and when he made it to the end of the concrete part of the runway he noticed the aircraft did not want to fly so he lowered the flaps and pushed the throttle to the stop position. He also stated the aircraft still did not want to fly but by that time he was approaching the end of the runway so he dumped the hopper to release the load and the left wing went down and the right wing went up as he crossed a ditch at the end of a grassy area of the runway breaking off the landing gear off causing the aircraft to slide and spin around in a bean field. The pilot reported also that he had just previously taken two loads of the same mix and quantity with no problem. The pilot had minor injuries and the aircraft had substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

AROUND 6:30 PM, AUGUST 21, 2017 AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N247LA CRASH ON TAKEOFF IN SHAW, MISSISSIPPI. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS TRYING TO TAKE OFF WITH A FULL LOAD FROM HIS HOME BASE HE NOTICED THAT HE WAS REDLINE TORQUE AND RPM, AND WHEN HE MADE IT TO THE END OF THE CONCRETE PART OF THE RUNWAY HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT WANT TO FLY SO HE LOWERED THE FLAPS AND PUSHED THE THROTTLE TO THE STOP POSITION. HE ALSO STATED THE AIRCRAFT STILL DID NOT WANT TO FLY BUT BY THAT TIME HE WAS APPROACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY SO HE DUMPED THE HOPPER TO RELEASE THE LOAD AND THE LEFT WING WENT DOWN AND THE RIGHT WING WENT UP AS HE CROSSED A DITCH AT THE END OF A GRASSY AREA OF THE RUNWAY BREAKING OFF THE LANDING GEAR OFF CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE AND SPIN AROUND IN A BEAN FIELD. THE PILOT REPORTED ALSO THAT HE HAD JUST PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TWO LOADS OF THE SAME MIX AND QUANTITY WITH NO PROBLEM. THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 ERA17LA286Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportShaw, MSThe pilot’s decision to attempt takeoff at high gross weight, in high density altitude conditions, and with insufficient runway length. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.Aug 21, 2017 · Substantial damage