# Accident 20220810020929A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502, Appleton, MN, August 10, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2022, 09:43 local time
- Place: Appleton, MN
- Airport: Appleton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 8HWG
- Location: 45.2275° N, 96.0045° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2275&lon=-96.0045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73194, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73194) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,182 total, 2,550 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220810020929A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN22LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA389), Aug 10, 2022: Air Tractor AT502 (N73194), Appleton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll with a quartering tailwind.

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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