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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Air Tractor AT-400 · Sedalia, MO · March 13, 2026

Date: March 13, 2026 · 14:00 local
Place: Sedalia, MO
Airport: Sedalia Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 5MQG
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2393N
Reported as: Air Tractor AT 400
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,304 total1,950 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N2393NRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-400S/N 400-0441 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-400

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot initiated the takeoff roll on runway 18 with a full load of fertilizer. When the tailwheel started to rise during the attempted takeoff, a crosswind gust pushed the tail of the aircraft to the right. The pilot attempted to correct with the application of the right brake; however, the right brake was soft, and the aircraft departed the runway to the west, coming to rest near the top edge of a ravine. No damage to the aircraft or the airport property was found.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT INITIATED THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 18 WITH A FULL LOAD OF FERTILIZER. WHEN THE TAILWHEEL STARTED TO RISE DURING THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF, A CROSSWIND GUST PUSHED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH THE APPLICATION OF THE RIGHT BRAKE; HOWEVER, THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS SOFT, AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE WEST, COMING TO REST NEAR THE TOP EDGE OF A RAVINE. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR THE AIRPORT PROPERTY WAS FOUND.