# NTSB CEN22LA287: Air Tractor AT-602, N42022, Newport, AR, June 20, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 20, 2022, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC) - Place: Newport, AR - Coordinates: 35.465389, -91.064631 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4654&lon=-91.0646&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 105351 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA287 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105351/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105351 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA287 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from obstructed terrain during takeoff. ## 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-602, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=0390309), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Aircraft capability: takeoff distance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061025): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded; cases with it: [Air Tractor AT-602, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061025/cases.md?model=0390309), [All aircraft, 67 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061025/cases.md) - [Aircraft capability: maximum weight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061035): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded; cases with it: [Air Tractor AT-602, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061035/cases.md?model=0390309), [All aircraft, 152 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061035/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: hidden/submerged object](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022052): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Air Tractor AT-602, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022052/cases.md?model=0390309), [All aircraft, 36 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022052/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Air Tractor AT-602, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=0390309), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, while attempting to depart from a turf runway with a third load of fertilizer and ¾’s tab of fuel in each tank, the airplane lifted off the ground and was only one to two feet in the air when it settled back down. The left landing gear struck a berm at the end of the runway that was hidden by tall grass and separated from the airplane. The pilot reduced the weight by dropping the fertilizer and returned to land. The airplane touched down on the right main landing gear and tail wheel and the pilot kept the left wing up as long as possible. The left wing and fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N42022](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42022), registered now, S/N 602-1169, built 2009 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602 - Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-602](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (registry code 0390309) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60AG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60ag) (registry code 52101, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 602-1169 - Year built: 2009 - Airframe hours: 5200 - Engines: Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6-60AG 10205 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: Central Iowa Agricultural Aviation LLC - Registered owner: Central Iowa Agricultural Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 2, 2022 - Departed: M19, Newport, AR - Airport: M19, Newport Regional Airport - Equipment: Satellite tracking device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; flight instructor, airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 30, 2020; seat: single; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 8,813 total, 911 in this make and model, 6,687 as pilot in command, 152 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F - Observed at: M19, 7 nm away - METAR: METAR KMEM 201754Z 09004KT 10SM CLR 34/13 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP211 T03440133 10344 20233 58010= ## 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 20220620004269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220620004269A), Jun 20, 2022: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Newport, AR, Substantial damage. During takeoff with full load of fertiziler and three quarters full of fuel, aircraft lifted off ground, bounced once, lifted off a second time and struck… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 24, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105351. 9.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 9.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14464677&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN22LA287%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 280 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14488548&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Docket%20LA287-Rel.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. 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