ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354340
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| Date: | Friday 12 June 1998 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6107W |
| MSN: | 502B-0342 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1350 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-34 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Edna, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | , TX (6T4) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he lost control of the airplane while landing to the east on a crowned, narrow dirt airstrip that was further confined by an electric fence running paralleled to the airstrip. The pilot added that a windsock was not available at the airstrip; however, he was aware that the intensity of the wind continued to increase during the day as the temperature increased and the air became more unstable. A 'brisk crosswind prevailed from his right,' and dust devils were prevalent throughout the area when the pilot was executed his ninth landing of the day at the airstrip. The pilot added that after 'touching down normally,' the airplane drifted off the centerline of the airstrip towards the left edge of the runway. The pilot was unable to correct for the drift, and the left main wheel impacted a mount of dirt on the edge of the strip. The airplane nosed over coming to rest in the inverted position. The winds at the Victoria Airport, located 21 miles southeast of the accident site, were reported from 180 degrees at 18 knots, gusting to 23 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions. Factors were the crosswind, the dust devils, and the confined landing area.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA267
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 June 2015 | N6107W | Private | 0 | EDNA, Texas | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 13:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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