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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-502A · Iowa, LA · July 26, 2018

Date: July 26, 2018 · 12:17 local
Place: Iowa, LA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: KGRG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N254LA
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA447
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-502A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 24,367 total967 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days

N254LARegistered now · Air Tractor AT-502AS/N 502A-3054 · Built 2016 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502A Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot was landing the aircraft on a grass strip, pilot stated the aircraft made contact with the ground and did a violent right turn, pilot stated he tried to correct and add power, left wing made contact with the ground and the aircraft slide sideways and was out of control and went into a ditch. Pilot not injured.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON A GRASS STRIP, PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND DID A VIOLENT RIGHT TURN, PILOT STATED HE TRIED TO CORRECT AND ADD POWER, LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE SIDEWAYS AND WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND WENT INTO A DITCH. PILOT NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB GAA18CA447Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportIowa, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Jul 26, 2018 · Substantial damage

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