ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295988
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| Date: | Friday 18 April 2003 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Ag Aerial Service, LLC. |
| Registration: | N36531 |
| MSN: | 301-0277 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7776 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R1340 AN-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Batchelor, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Bachelor, LA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the short field takeoff, the airplane accelerated down the dirt runway and became airborne in ground effect. Passing off the end of the runway, the pilot stated he "could tell that the wheels were [dragging] in the wheat" and thought the airplane could "fly out of it in ground effect." The pilot attempted to dump the chemical load, but pulled the spray handle instead of the emergency hopper dump lever. Subsequently, the right wingtip contacted the ground, the airplane cartwheeled and came to rest inverted. The density altitude was calculated as 1728 feet based on the outside air temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, a dew point of 16 degrees Celsius, and an altimeter setting of 29.91 inches of mercury.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff with adequate runway available. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW03LA136
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 15:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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