# Accident 20021025030299A: Airtrc AT602, Plainview, TX, October 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Plainview, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: UGDG
- Location: 34.1681° N, 101.7172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1681&lon=-101.7172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602GB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N602GB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series (registry code 52118, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT602
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021025030299A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW03LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA019), Oct 25, 2002: Air Tractor AT-602 (N602GB), Plainview, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wires. Contributing factors were the low ceilings and the prevailing haze.

## Other reports on N602GB (1)

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

- [Accident 19971003030029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971003030029A), Oct 3, 1997: Airtrc AT602 (N602GB), Plains, TX, Substantial damage. Taxiing 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…

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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