- Date
- August 25, 1989, 19:15 local (Aug 26, 1989, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wabbaseka, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N10103Air Tractor AT-401
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890825032139A
- Case key
- 34858
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Probable cause
Improper planning/decision by the pilot which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from the tall vegetation (grass). The tall vegetation & high density altitude were considered to be contributing factors.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot said that shortly after taking off on an aerial application flt, he began a shallow right turn & the acft settled. The right wing and spray boom contacted tall grass. The acft then veered into a rice field where it struck a levee & damaged the landing gear. The plt believed the high temp (87 deg) & relatively high density altitude (2000') may have contributed to the occurrence. Also, he rprtd that he did not have enough time to dump the chemical load.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10103
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-401
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 401-0709
- Airframe hours
- 435
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Jerry'S Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 20, 1989 · 10 hours before
- Airport
- Jerry'S Pvt, runway 18, 2,700 × 90 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,600 total · 364 in this make and model · 200 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N10103 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.