ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236871
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| Date: | Monday 8 June 2020 |
| Time: | 15:25 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502B |
| Owner/operator: | Floyd’s Flying Service LLC |
| Registration: | N5092J |
| MSN: | 502B-0438 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11028 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brown County Hiawatha, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Hiawatha, KS (K87) |
| Hiawatha, KS (K87) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Prior to the aerial application flight, the airplane was loaded with about 3,400 pounds (lbs) of dry fertilizer and contained about 140 gallons of fuel. The airplane’s estimated weight at the time of the accident was 9,000 lbs, with a maximum gross weight of 9,400 lbs. The pilot reported the temperature was about 95° F, the wind was from 150°; about 6 knots, and runway 35 was rough with tall grass. The calculated density altitude was about 3,900 ft. During the takeoff, the pilot attempted to rotate; however, "the aircraft was not ready to fly." The airplane impacted a field about 500 ft north of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot's recommendation to prevent the accident was "carry lighter loads, less fuel on hot days."
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot’s decision to attempt the takeoff with a tailwind in high density altitude conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://hayspost.com/posts/5edf6178ebfb13423b274de3
https://www.hiawathaworldonline.com/news/plane-crashes-during-take-off-north-of-hiawatha-no-injuries-reported/article_fa77ade2-aa70-11ea-bc32-7b0e251a8887.html
https://www.mscnews.net/news/index.cfm?nk=69937
FAA
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N5092J
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2020 21:28 | Geno | Added |
| 02-Mar-2021 20:35 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
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