ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238360
Last updated: 2 September 2020
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| Date: | 15-JUL-2020 |
| Time: | 07:15 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502B |
| Owner/operator: | Tim Whitfield Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N2038Q |
| C/n / msn: | 502B-2878 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beaufort County, Chocowinity, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Washington, NC (23NR) |
| Washington, NC (23NR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
The pilot reported that after the completion of an aerial application flight, during the landing roll on a wet grass runway, the airplane slid off the left side of the runway, where the left wing subsequently impacted corn stalks, which "further drug the aircraft into the corn and ditch." The fuselage, wings, and empennage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20200716X71613&key=1
https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:95:::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:15-JUL-20,CHOCOWINITY,N2038Q
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N2038Q
https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001248809.html
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20200716X71613&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2020 16:14 | Geno | Added |
| 24-Jul-2020 20:45 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 02-Sep-2020 13:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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