20011130036431A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-401 · Las Vegas, NV · November 30, 2001

Date: November 30, 2001 · 15:46 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: Mc Carran International
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9186J
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX02LA034
Reported as: Airtrc AT401

N9186JRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-401S/N 401-0912 · Built 1993 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-401 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was one in a flight of three. PIC of this aircraft overtook and struck another aircraft in his flight during the landing phase and then touched down ahead of that aircraft. The aircraft struck during the landing roll and received substantial damage to the rudder and canopy from overtaking aircraft's propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ONE IN A FLIGHT OF THREE. PIC OF THIS AIRCRAFT OVERTOOK AND STRUCK ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN HIS FLIGHT DURING THE LANDING PHASE AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN AHEAD OF THAT AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND CANOPY FROM OVERTAKING AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX02LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLas Vegas, NVthe failure of the AT-401 pilot to maintain clearance with the AT-402 airplane during landing. Contributing factors were the unreliable communication radio in the AT-401, the AT-401 pilot's continued flight with known communication radio problems, and the…Nov 30, 2001 · 2 aircraft · No damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N139LAAirtrc AT402AAccident 20011130036432A · No damage

Other reports on N9186J · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20051107027179ILow Level Operations · Broken Bow, NE(-23) On November 7, 2005, the pilot [privacy data omitted] was spraying a field 8 nautical miles east of Broken Bow, Nebraska, when he struck a power line with his air tractor AT-401. The field that he was spraying had a power line that ran east to west…Nov 7, 2005 · Minor damage Accident 19950710042119ATakeoff Ground Roll · Clewiston, FLLost control on takeoff from ag strip. Collided with barrels and sugar cane had quartering tailwind.Jul 10, 1995 · Substantial damage