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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-502 · Appleton, MN · August 10, 2022

Date
August 10, 2022 · 09:43 local
Place
Appleton, MN
Airport
Appleton Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
8HWG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73194
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA389
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-502
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
11,182 total2,550 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was taking off at aqp (rwy 13) when a gust of wind caused the aircraft to veer to the right and leave the improved (paved) surface of the runway. AWOS reported winds at 040 to 080 at 4-6 knots.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF AT AQP (RWY 13) WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND LEAVE THE IMPROVED (PAVED) SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY. AWOS REPORTED WINDS AT 040 TO 080 AT 4-6 KNOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.