# Accident 20200208000759A: Air Tractor Inc AT-504, Ft. Morgan, CO, February 8, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2020, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ft. Morgan, CO
- Airport: Fort Morgan Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3356° N, 103.8042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3356&lon=-103.8042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N970FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N970FA-2021-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-504 (registry code 0390310, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-504) (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-504
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34AG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,824 total, 2 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200208000759A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. AFTER A SMALL BOUNCE, THE AIRCRAFT SWUNG TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN TO THE LEFT. HARD BRAKING WAS APPLIED TO AVOID DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN APPROXIMATELY 120 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT, BLOWING OUT THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE AND BREAKING OFF THE TAILWHEEL. THE TAILWHEEL MOUNTING BRACKET DUG INTO THE ASPHALT AND TWISTED THE AFT FUSELAGE CAUSING 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 CEN20CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA079), Feb 8, 2020: Air Tractor AT-504 (N970FA), Fort Morgan, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in the left main landing gear tire bursting and the…

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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