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FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-602 · Plainview, TX · October 25, 2002

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Date
October 25, 2002 · 15:00 local
Place
Plainview, TX
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
UGDG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N602GB
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW03LA019
Reported as
Airtrc AT602
N602GBRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-0425 · Built 1997Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft collided with the guy wires of a 750 foot radio tower. The leading edge of the right wing was peeled back when the plane hit the top third of the guy wires supporting the klzk-fm 97.3 radio tower in Plainview Texas. The pilot had completed spraying a field and was adjusting the spray pressure for the next field. He stated that he had climbed up to a safe altitude and was cruising east when he struck the guy wire. The aircraft spun at least 90 degrees to the right from the impact before the pilot stabilized the aircraft using full aileron and rudder deflections. He made a precautionary landing straight ahead to the south, in a wet and muddy wheat field with no additional aircraft damage, the radio tower collapsed. The right wing was pulled backward, deforming the wing root and damaging the wing mount in the fuselage. There was a low overcast at about 1100 feet AGL and the visibility had increased to 10 miles after the rain and drizzle stopped a few hours before this accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GUY WIRES OF A 750 FOOT RADIO TOWER. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING WAS PEELED BACK WHEN THE PLANE HIT THE TOP THIRD OF THE GUY WIRES SUPPORTING THE KLZK-FM 97.3 RADIO TOWER IN PLAINVIEW TEXAS. THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED SPRAYING A FIELD AND WAS ADJUSTING THE SPRAY PRESSURE FOR THE NEXT FIELD. HE STATED THAT HE HAD CLIMBED UP TO A SAFE ALTITUDE AND WAS CRUISING EAST WHEN HE STRUCK THE GUY WIRE. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AT LEAST 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT FROM THE IMPACT BEFORE THE PILOT STABILIZED THE AIRCRAFT USING FULL AILERON AND RUDDER DEFLECTIONS. HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD TO THE SOUTH, IN A WET AND MUDDY WHEAT FIELD WITH NO ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE, THE RADIO TOWER COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT WING WAS PULLED BACKWARD, DEFORMING THE WING ROOT AND DAMAGING THE WING MOUNT IN THE FUSELAGE. THERE WAS A LOW OVERCAST AT ABOUT 1100 FEET AGL AND THE VISIBILITY HAD INCREASED TO 10 MILES AFTER THE RAIN AND DRIZZLE STOPPED A FEW HOURS BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT.

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 FTW03LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlainview, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wires. Contributing factors were the low ceilings and the prevailing haze.Oct 25, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N602GB · 1

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

Accident 19971003030029APlains, TXTaxiing for takeoff, struck a pickup truck which was parked on the runway. (-23) during takeoff the aircraft hit a truck parked on the runway. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The runway was undergoing repair. The runway was notamed and marked closed.…Oct 3, 1997 · Substantial damage