# Accident 20220601005089A: Air Tractor Inc AT-400A, Pemberton, NJ, June 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2022, 17:15 local time
- Place: Pemberton, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: W7PG
- Location: 39.9443° N, 74.6299° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9443&lon=-74.6299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3658T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3658T-2024-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400A (registry code 0390203, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-27 series (registry code 52141, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-27-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-400A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 532 total, 5 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220601005089A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING AT THE AGRICULTURAL OPERATORS MAIN OPERATING BASE THE PILOT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED TWICE, LOST CONTROL AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED A DITCH.

## 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 ERA22LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA255), Jun 1, 2022: Air Tractor AT-400A (N3658T), Pemberton Township, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and a subsequent loss of control.

## Other reports on N3658T (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130420006809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130420006809I), Apr 20, 2013: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N3658T), Pantego, NC, Minor damage. Upon landing at a private airstrip the pilot was unable to maintain directional control due to right crosswind. The airplane exited the right side of the…
- [Accident 19910510015479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910510015479A), May 10, 1991: Airtrc AT301 (N3658T), Lake Providence, LA, Substantial damage. Crashed and flipped over during a spray run. Indications are fuel exhaustin. Pilot head injury caused amnesia.
- [Incident 19900605018509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900605018509I), Jun 5, 1990: Airtrc AT301 (N3658T), Providence, LA, Minor damage. Engine lost power on climb. Dumped load. Force landing in field. Came to rest inverted. NR4 cylinder was cracked.

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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