# NTSB CEN15CA246: Air Tractor AT 502, N1036S, Winnsboro, LA, May 29, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 28, 2015, 19:45 local (May 29, 2015, 00:45 UTC) - Place: Winnsboro, LA - Coordinates: 32.268611, -91.698059 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2686&lon=-91.6981&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 11, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 91278 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15CA246 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91278/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91278 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA246 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper approach to landing and his failure to perform a go-around, which resulted in a runway overshoot and collision with trees. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Air Tractor AT-502, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=0390303), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Air Tractor AT-502, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=0390303), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Air Tractor AT-502, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=0390303), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the arrival to the airport the wind was light and variable. The airplane touched down on the runway longer and faster than desired, but the pilot did not perform a go-around. The airplane subsequently overshot the end of the runway and collided with trees, which damaged both wings. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during the arrival to the airport the wind was light and variable. The airplane touched down on the runway longer and faster than desired, but the pilot did not perform a go-around. The airplane subsequently overshot the end of the runway and collided with trees, which damaged both wings. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1036S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1036S-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 502-0084, built 1990 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT 502 - Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-502](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (registry code 0390303) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 502-0084 - Year built: 1990 - Engines: P&W Canada PT6A-34 750 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: Precision Air Of Franklin LLC - Registered owner: Precision Air Of Franklin LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Departed: 05LA, Winnsboro, LA - Destination: 05LA, Winnsboro, LA - Airport: 05LA, Greg's Flying Service, runway 36, 2,200 × 70 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 30, 2014; seat: single; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 3,400 total, 25 in this make and model, 3,300 as pilot in command, 160 in the last 90 days, 55 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: KMLU, 23 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20150528007589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150528007589A), May 28, 2015: Air Tractor Inc AT-502, Baskin, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot approached with excessive airspeed. He was uncertain he would clear the trees at the end of the runway and elected not to attempt a go-around. He braked… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 12, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91278. 7.3 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 7.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40430708&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1 - Wreckage (item 2, .PDF, 90 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40430709&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20Wreckage-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.