# Accident 20240424005079A: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, Olney, TX, April 24, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2024, 18:52 local time
- Place: Olney, TX
- Airport: Olney Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KTRG
- Location: 33.3576° N, 98.8168° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3576&lon=-98.8168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6108L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6108L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 372 total, 3 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240424005079A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 24, 2024, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-502N, BEARING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE PERFORMING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 IN OLNEY TEXAS. AT TOUCHDOWN, LOSS OF CONTROL WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UP IN AN OPEN WHEAT FIELD. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 CEN24LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA165), Apr 24, 2024: Air Tractor AT-502B (N6108L), Olney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing in gusty 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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