# Accident 20220809009439A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Onalaska, TX, August 9, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2022, 17:20 local time
- Place: Onalaska, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SXKG
- Location: 30.7746° N, 95.1167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7746&lon=-95.1167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N830DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N830DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67F (registry code 52290, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,788 total, 397 in this make and model, 206 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220809009439A

## Narrative

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

DURING A FIREFIGHTING MISSION, THE PILOT IN FORMATION AS #2 PROCEEDED TO SCOOP WATER FROM LAKE LIVINGSTON TO FILL HOPPER. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND SPUN ALMOST 180 DEGREES. AS A RESULT, THE PONTOONS TORE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT SUBMERGED COMPLETELY IN 14' OF WATER.

## 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 CEN22LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA386), Aug 9, 2022: Air Tractor AT-802A (N830DA), Onalaska, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff from a lake in gusting wind conditions.

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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