Accident · 2002-08-14

NTSB case DEN02TA092 · Air Tractor AT-802A · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 2002-08-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Air Tractor AT-802A (N91092)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: USDA Forest Service Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): U.S.D.A. Forest Service

Probable cause

the airplane's left main landing gear tire separated from its wheel during takeoff roll for an undetermined reason. Contributing factors were the pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control during takeoff roll and the subsequent impact with the Visual Approach Slope Indicator box.

Source: NTSB case DEN02TA092

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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