ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265493
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| Date: | Thursday 15 July 2021 |
| Time: | 10:10 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502B |
| Owner/operator: | Sun Valley Dusting Company |
| Registration: | N334LA |
| MSN: | 502B-3187 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1695 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Skalitsky Airport (6TE0), Edcouch, Hidalgo County, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Edcouch, TX |
| Edcouch, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that shortly after liftoff a wind gust decreased the airplane's climb performance, which resulted in the main landing gear contacting a 10 ft tall sugarcane crop off the end of the runway. The airplane continued to descend into the field where it landed hard on the right main landing gear and came to rest in a nose down attitude. The right wing sustained substantial damage during the accident. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation during the flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a gusting wind during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN21LA322
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=334LA
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2021 04:14 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Jul-2021 07:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 16-Jul-2021 07:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2021 13:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2022 15:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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