# Incident 20240530006279I: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Pocahontas, AR, May 30, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2024, 16:30 local time
- Place: Pocahontas, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: C28G
- Location: 36.2634° N, 90.9712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pocahontas, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2634&lon=-90.9712&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118AJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118AJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67AG (registry code 52211, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,642 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240530006279I

## Narrative

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

UPON TOUCHDOWN AT THE END OF AN AERIAL APPLICATION MISSION,  THE AIRCRAFT’S TAILWHEEL LOCK DID NOT ENGAGE. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME ERRATIC DURING ROLLOUT. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE BANK OF A DRAINAGE DITCH THAT PARALLELS THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, LEFT WINGTIP FAIRING AND TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY BUT DID NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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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