# Accident 20190527005259A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Fisher, AR, May 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2019, 17:30 local time
- Place: Fisher, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WA9G
- Location: 35.5036° N, 91.0067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5036&lon=-91.0067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802WW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N802WW) (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-65AG (registry code 52109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 21,198 total, 3,400 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190527005259A

## Narrative

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

N802WW ATTEMPTED NORTHERLY TAKEOFF ON A DRY GRASS AIRSTRIP LOCATED ON WIXON LANE IN FISHER, ARKANSAS. AFTER TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AT A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 330 DEGREES NORTH-WEST. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE AIRSTRIP, CROSSED TWO DITCHES AND A DIRT ROAD, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET DOWNRANGE IN THE FARM FIELD WEST OF THE AIRSTRIP AT AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 45 DEGREES NORTH-EAST. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, DETACHMENT OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND DAMAGE TO THE SPRAY APPARATUS AND PROPELLER. WINDS AT THE TIME WERE FROM THE SOUTH-WEST AT 21MPH, GUSTING TO 28MPH.

## 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 GAA19CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA289), May 27, 2019: Air Tractor AT802 (N802WW), Fisher, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.

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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