# Accident 20171011014529A: Air Tractor Inc AT-402B, Brawley, CA, October 11, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2017, 15:30 local time
- Place: Brawley, CA
- Airport: Brawley Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FAYG
- Location: 32.9603° N, 115.3669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9603&lon=-115.3669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80060, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80060) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402B (registry code 0390208, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG (registry code 52251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-402B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171011014529A

## Narrative

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

PIC EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL (LOC) OF THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR, AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. LANDING AREA WAS A DRY, GRADED ROAD ADJACENT TO THE FARM FIELD WHERE THE PIC WAS APPLYING ECONOMIC POISONS. A CANAL APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET WIDE AND 10 FEET DEEP BORDERED THE NORTH (LEFT) SIDE OF THE LANDING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE CANAL WITH THE NOSE AND TAIL SUPPORTED BY THE OPPOSITE BANKS. DAMAGE IS SUBSTANTIAL DUE TO FLIGHT CONTROL DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT WING AND EMPENNAGE.

## 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 GAA18CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA010), Oct 11, 2017: Air Tractor AT 402B (N80060), Brawley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.

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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