Pilot Debrief

AIR TRACTOR AT502 near Edcouch, TX — 2021-07-15

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Date
2021-07-15
Location
Edcouch, TX, USA
Airport
6TE0
Aircraft
AIR TRACTOR AT502
Registration
N334LA
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate compensation for a gusting wind during takeoff.

NTSB narrative

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.

NTSB coding

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Docket documents4

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