# Accident 20220326003879A: Air Tractor Inc AT-401, Rayville, LA, March 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2022, 16:10 local time
- Place: Rayville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: YGEG
- Location: 32.5198° N, 91.7041° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5198&lon=-91.7041&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9192E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9192E-2022-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-401
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 29,114 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220326003879A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN WAS PERFORMING AN AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN ON HIS LAST PASS THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED SPITING AND SPUTTERING. THE AIRMAN EXITED THE FIELD AND CLIMBED TO CLEAR A TREE LINE AND A CROSS-COUNTRY TRANSMISSION POWER LINE. AS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO POP AND BACKFIRE THE AIRMAN SEARCHED FOR A SAFE PLACE TO LAND. THE AIRMAN WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THEN STARTED BACK ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES AS HE WAS MANEUVERING TOWARD A LANDING SPOT. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCE TWICE ABOUT 60-70 YARDS FROM A TURN ROW. THE TURN ROW (ELEVATED) CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO AIRBORNE, JUMPING OVER A DITCH AND INTO ANOTHER FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WHEN IT STRUCK AN IRRIGATION POWER UNIT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL (FLIP UPSIDE DOWN) AND SLIDE FOR APPROXIMATELY 35-45 YARDS BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP.

## 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 CEN22LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA157), Mar 26, 2022: Air Tractor AT-401 (N9192E), Rayville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for a reason that could not be determined based on available information.

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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