At approximately 2015 central time, an Air Tractor AT-502B agricultural airplane struck and killed a pedestrian during the landing roll at Lane Airpark Airport. The airplane was not damaged and the pilot was not injured. The pilot was landing on the grass portion of runway 31, concentrating on the runway markers in the airplanes landing light, when the right wing struck a pedestrian. Witnesses said the pedestrian occasionally took walks in the morning and evening on the taxiway.
August 20, Rosenburg, Texas / Air Tractor AT-502
At approximately 2015 central time, an Air Tractor AT-502B agricultural airplane struck and killed a pedestrian during the landing roll at Lane Airpark Airport. The airplane was not damaged and the pilot was not injured. The pilot was landing on the grass portion of runway 31, concentrating on the runway markers in the airplanes landing light, when the right wing struck a pedestrian. Witnesses said the pedestrian occasionally took walks in the morning and evening on the taxiway....
Key Takeaways:
- An Air Tractor AT-502B agricultural airplane struck and killed a pedestrian during its landing roll at Lane Airpark Airport at approximately 8:15 PM CT.
- The pilot was not injured and the airplane sustained no damage in the incident.
- The pilot was concentrating on runway markers in low light, while witnesses indicated the pedestrian frequently walked on the taxiway where the collision occurred.
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