ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356125
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| Date: | Sunday 23 March 1997 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502 |
| Owner/operator: | K&p Farms Inc. |
| Registration: | N9185G |
| MSN: | 502-0213 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2560 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6-15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Watson, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during the airplane's takeoff roll, 'I went about 700 feet and made a decision that it wasn't gonna come off the ground. I shut it down and when I got to the end of my asphalt I hit gravel, [and] los[t] the airplane when it tried to ground loop.' The airplane's main landing gear 'sunk' in mud, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain lift off speed and the ground loop/swerve encountered. Factors were the gravel and soft terrain at the end of the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA140
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 July 2014 | N9185G | Air Assault LLC | 0 | NE of Carthage, Illinois | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 19:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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