# Accident 20020726020039A: Airtrc AT301, Ulen, MN, July 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ulen, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ULAG
- Location: 47.0697° N, 96.2491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0697&lon=-96.2491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3167P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3167P) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020726020039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACHIEVE TAKEOFF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO FLY THEN THE RIGHT SPRAY BOOM STRUCK CROPS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE MANIFOLD PRESSURE OR RPM READINGS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF. (.19) ON JULY 26, 2002, AT 1100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR 301, N3167P, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED INTO A SOYBEAN FIELD AND NOSED OVER DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI02LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA221), Jul 26, 2002: Air Tractor 301 (N3167P), Ulen, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not performing an aborted takeoff. A factor was the soybean crop.

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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