# Accident 20200523007129A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Bunkie, LA, May 23, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2020, 03:55 local time
- Place: Bunkie, LA
- Airport: Bunkie Flying Service
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4GYG
- Location: 30.9306° N, 92.1792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9306&lon=-92.1792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N571LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N571LA-2022-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200523007129A

## Narrative

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

N571LA AT-502-B, PILOT REPORTED BRAKES LOCKED DURING TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 17L. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO A SUGAR CANE FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER. PILOT AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL. PILOT SUSTAINED HEAD LACERATION, HOME AND FLYING AGAIN. ANNUAL INSPECTION LISTED THE RIGHT HAND WHEEL CYLINDER HAD THE O RINGS REPLACED, BUT NOTHING STATING THE LEFT WHEEL HAD ANY MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON IT!

## 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 CEN20CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA190), May 23, 2020: Air Tractor AT502 (N571LA), Bunkie, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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