What happened
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(-23) On October 2, 2002, at 1937Z, an air tractor AT-400, N155HF, while conducting aerial application of malathion on two cotton fields pulled up and over a power line to descend into the second field to continue the swath run, however the aircraft descended too low and flew into the cotton plants. The commercial pilot received minor injuries and the aircraft received substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated for aerial agricultural application under 14 CFR part 137 when the accident occurred. The flight originated on a local agricultural airstrip near Marmaduke, Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The jonesboro (jbr), Arkansas, weather observation facility, located approximately 22 nautical miles southwest of the accident site reported the wind from 250 degrees at 4 knots, visibility 10 miles, few clouds at 4,000' AGL, 5,500' broken, temperature 31 degrees celsius, dewpoint 22 celsius, with towering cumulus in all quadrants. The pilot and the sheriff reported intermittent strong winds in the vicinity of passing cumulus clouds.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 2, 2002, AT 1937Z, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-400, N155HF, WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OF MALATHION ON TWO COTTON FIELDS PULLED UP AND OVER A POWER LINE TO DESCEND INTO THE SECOND FIELD TO CONTINUE THE SWATH RUN, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TOO LOW AND FLEW INTO THE COTTON PLANTS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR AERIAL AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON A LOCAL AGRICULTURAL AIRSTRIP NEAR MARMADUKE, ARKANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE JONESBORO (JBR), ARKANSAS, WEATHER OBSERVATION FACILITY, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 22 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED THE WIND FROM 250 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, FEW CLOUDS AT 4,000' AGL, 5,500' BROKEN, TEMPERATURE 31 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEWPOINT 22 CELSIUS, WITH TOWERING CUMULUS IN ALL QUADRANTS. THE PILOT AND THE SHERIFF REPORTED INTERMITTENT STRONG WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF PASSING CUMULUS CLOUDS.
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