# Accident 20020628023649A: Airtrc AT301, Dyer, TN, June 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2002, 09:00 local time
- Place: Dyer, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.0775° N, 88.9694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0775&lon=-88.9694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73088, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73088-2007-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020628023649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 6-28-02 AT 9:00 A.M. MR. LARRY RUSSELL MADE HIS FIRST LANDING ON A COUNTRY ROAD APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES ENE OF DYER, TN. THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND UPON TOUCH DOWN ON THE ROAD HIS RIGHT WING TIP CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE CORN NEXT TO THE ROAD, PULLING HIM OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE DIRECTIONS OF TRAVEL AND CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET DOWN THE ROAD AND 50 FEET INTO THE FIELD. THE LEFT GEAR WAS WASHED OUT WITH DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP AND PROP. MR. RUSSELL STATED THAT HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THE DAMAGE WAS MINOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA02LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA145), Jun 28, 2002: Air Tractor AT-301 (N73088), Dyer, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain wingtip clearance with corn crops at the edge of the road resulting in the collision with the crops.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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