# NTSB Accident FTW02LA158
> **Air Tractor 402** · 2002-05-20 · Hughes, AR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW02LA158
- **Event ID:** 20020524X00733
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-05-20
- **Location:** Hughes, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.066112, -90.582221
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** 402
- **Registration:** N91660
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.  Contributing factors were the malfunction of the tail wheel locking mechanism and the high vegetation along the sides of the airstrip.

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