ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354683
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| Date: | Monday 23 March 1998 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-401 |
| Owner/operator: | Baker Flying |
| Registration: | N1524H |
| MSN: | 401-0844 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2500 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Steele, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Caruthersville, MO |
| (M12) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that it was his first flight to the airport for the year. He reported the airport was used primarily by aerial applicator pilots. He reported the customary practice at the airport during the spraying season was for the airplanes to land on the taxiway and takeoff on the runway. He made a straight-in approach to the runway from the south. He landed on the taxiway and during the landing roll-out, the airplane hit a pile of gravel that had been dumped in the center of the taxiway, midway from the approach and departure ends of the taxiway. He reported that if he had made a standard downwind entry into the traffic pattern, he would have most probably seen the piles of gravel on the taxiway. The airport manager reported the gravel had been dumped on the taxiway for airport reconstruction that was in progress. The manager reported that there had not been much traffic at the airport recently. He reported that a NOTAM had not been issued for the closed taxiway.
Probable Cause: the pilot failed to maintain an adequate visual lookout. A factor was the pile of gravel in the taxiway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA108
History of this aircraft
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| 14 April 2000 | N1524H | Private | 0 | ACEQUIA, Idaho | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 17:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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