# NTSB DFW06CA155: Air Tractor AT-502, N9195G, Minturn, AR, June 6, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 6, 2006, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Minturn, AR - Coordinates: 35.951946, -91.049163 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9519&lon=-91.0492&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 3, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Little Rock, Arkansas - NTSB case key (mKey): 63864 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW06CA155 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63864/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA155 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate inflight planning/decision, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. ## Analysis The 747-hour commercial pilot was returning to a private airstrip after an aerial application of a field about 6 nautical miles away. While on final approach, the aircraft's turbine engine lost power and the pilot executed a forced landing to a dry rice field short of the airstrip. During the initial landing roll, the left main landing gear struck a dirt embankment which resulted in the left wing impacting the ground. According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) the pilot reported he departed the airport with 55 gallons of fuel on-board. The FAA inspector, who responded to the accident scene, examined the airplane and found no fuel in the fuel system. At the time of the accident, the weather was reported as wind from 180 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 15 knots, 10 statue miles visibility, clear skies, with temperature of 82 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point of 54 degrees Fahrenheit and an altimeter setting of 29.96 inches of Mercury. ## Factual narrative The 747-hour commercial pilot was returning to a private airstrip after an aerial application of a field about 6 nautical miles away. While on final approach, the aircraft's turbine engine lost power and the pilot executed a forced landing to a dry rice field short of the airstrip. During the initial landing roll, the left main landing gear struck a dirt embankment which resulted in the left wing impacting the ground. According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) the pilot reported he departed the airport with 55 gallons of fuel on-board. The FAA inspector, who responded to the accident scene, examined the airplane and found no fuel in the fuel system. At the time of the accident, the weather was reported as wind from 180 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 15 knots, 10 statue miles visibility, clear skies, with temperature of 82 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point of 54 degrees Fahrenheit and an altimeter setting of 29.96 inches of Mercury. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor) - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9195G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9195G-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N 502-0234, built 1993 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Air Tractor AT-502 - Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-502](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (registry code 0390303) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 502-0234 - Airframe hours: 4970.1 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A 750 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: Anthony G. Alls, doing business as Hammock Flying Services Inc. - Registered owner: Jason Hammock - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 2006 - Departed: N/A, Minturn, AR - Destination: N/A, Minturn, AR - Airport: N/A, Farm Air Flying Service ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 28; injuries: none; private, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2; last flight review May 1, 2005; seat: center; flight hours: 747 total, 93 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days, 53 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 10 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: KARG, 9 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 20060606008759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060606008759A), Jun 6, 2006: Airtrc AT502, Minturn, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 6, 2006, at approximately 1430 CDT, AT-502, N9195G, an agricultural airplane, experienced substantial damage while attempting to make an… ## Other investigations on N9195G (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 CHI07CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA259), Aug 9, 2007: Air Tractor AT-502 (N9195G), Creston, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel calculations. 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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