What happened
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(-23) On may 21, 2004, at approximately 1030 CDT, an agricultural airplane, air tractor, AT-602, N5013C, sustained substantial damage when it impacted a power line with the vertical stabilizer while maneuvering during an aerial application near Brookland, Arkansas. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane is registered to and operated by quinn aviation, inc., of jonesboro, Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 CFR part 137 aerial application flight. The local flight departed the quinn aviation private airstrip at an unknown time. The pilot reported that after applying chemical to a field he attempted to maneuver under some powerlines. During the maneuver the airplane's vertical stabilizer impacted the power line, and the pilot landed in a dry rice field without further damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 21, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 CDT, AN AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, AIR TRACTOR, AT-602, N5013C, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED A POWER LINE WITH THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WHILE MANEUVERING DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION NEAR BROOKLAND, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY QUINN AVIATION, INC., OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED THE QUINN AVIATION PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER APPLYING CHEMICAL TO A FIELD HE ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER UNDER SOME POWERLINES. DURING THE MANEUVER THE AIRPLANE'S VERTICAL STABILIZER IMPACTED THE POWER LINE, AND THE PILOT LANDED IN A DRY RICE FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
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