# Accident 20230618005079A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502A, Sturgis, SD, June 18, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2023, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sturgis, SD
- Airport: Sturgis Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 3PJG
- Location: 44.4182° N, 103.3758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4182&lon=-103.3758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N290LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N290LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502A (registry code 0390306, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140AG (registry code 51800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-140ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-140AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,943 total, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230618005079A

## Narrative

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

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).

## 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 CEN23LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA244), Jun 18, 2023: Air Tractor AT-502 (N290LA), Sturgis, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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