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| Date: | Sunday 8 May 2016 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502B |
| Owner/operator: | Kelly Sykora |
| Registration: | N6181Q |
| MSN: | 502B-0395 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2882 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney 34AG-PT6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oberlin, Kansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Oberlin Municipal Airport, KS (KOIN) |
| Oberlin Municipal Airport, KS (KOIN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll, as the airplane slowed down, the tailwheel lifted off the ground. He further reported that the airplane veered to the right despite left rudder and brake application, exited the runway, and ground looped.
According to the pilot there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in runway excursion, and a ground loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA16CA224
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 June 2001 | N6181Q | Phillips County Flying Service Inc | 0 | Marvell, AR | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Oct-2022 13:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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