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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-502A · Sturgis, SD · June 18, 2023

Date: June 18, 2023 · 16:00 local
Place: Sturgis, SD
Airport: Sturgis Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 3PJG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N290LA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA244
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-502A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,943 total86 in the last 90 days

N290LARegistered now · Air Tractor AT-502AS/N 502A-3137 · Built 2018 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502A Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On June 18, 2023 at 1600 mt a Air tractor AT-502A privacy data omittedground looped during landing rollout during an aerial application flight . VMC flight conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the lone occupant, the pilot was uninjured. The pilot holds a commercial pilot certificate. The flight originated at Sturgis Municipal Airport on June 18, 2023 at (time).

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 18, 2023 AT 1600 MT A AIR TRACTOR AT-502A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT . VMC FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE LONE OCCUPANT, THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT STURGIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON JUNE 18, 2023 AT (TIME).

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN23LA244Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSturgis, SDThe pilot’s improper timing to initiate beta mode with the propeller and his failure to maintain directional during the full load landing that resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent experience with…Jun 18, 2023 · Substantial damage