# Accident 20170821011599A: Air Tractor Inc AT-402A, Shaw, MS, August 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2017, 06:30 local time
- Place: Shaw, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.5997° N, 90.7811° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5997&lon=-90.7811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N247LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N247LA-2019-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402A (registry code 0390206, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21 (registry code 52172, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-402A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-21
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,180 total, 4,270 in this make and model, 325 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170821011599A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA17LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA286), Aug 21, 2017: Air Tractor AT 402A (N247LA), Shaw, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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