# Accident 20220620004269A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Newport, AR, June 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2022, 13:25 local time
- Place: Newport, AR
- Airport: Newport Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 2EFG
- Location: 35.4654° N, 91.0646° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4654&lon=-91.0646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42022, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60AG (registry code 52101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 911 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220620004269A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF WITH FULL LOAD OF FERTIZILER AND THREE QUARTERS FULL OF FUEL, AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF GROUND, BOUNCED ONCE, LIFTED OFF A SECOND TIME AND STRUCK EARTH BERM AT END OF GRASS RUNWAY. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM AIRCRAFT UPON CONTACT WITH BERM. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO AIRPORT (M19) AND EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEFT WING.

## 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 CEN22LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA287), Jun 20, 2022: Air Tractor AT-602 (N42022), Newport, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from obstructed terrain 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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