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FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Raymond, MN · July 26, 2006

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Date
July 26, 2006 · 15:00 local
Place
Raymond, MN
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N73122
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total400 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N73122Registration cancelled Oct 25, 2010 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0666 · Built 1987Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was performing a race track spray pattern on a bean field alongside of 120 ave sw which is southeast of Raymond, MN. Aircraft was approaching from the north and at approximately 50 ft AGL. Aircraft passed over a low set of county power lines and was about to cross the county road when a automobile appeared on the road approaching from the right (west). In order to avoid passing too close to the vehicle the pilot increased his altitude only slightly in order to pass under the larger and higher main transmission power lines on the other side of the road that were now too close to try to climb over. The aircraft struck one of the transmission lines severing the line. The power line pushed the deflector bar back into the windshield knocking a small section out of the windshield in the upper left hand corner. The pilot maintained control of the aircraft and returned to his home base about 10 miles to the west near clara city, MN. The pilot landed without further incident and was not injured. Aircraft sustained only minor damage. Aircraft was repaired and inspected for airworthiness and back flying in less than a week.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING A RACE TRACK SPRAY PATTERN ON A BEAN FIELD ALONGSIDE OF 120 AVE SW WHICH IS SOUTHEAST OF RAYMOND, MN. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH AND AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FT AGL. AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER A LOW SET OF COUNTY POWER LINES AND WAS ABOUT TO CROSS THE COUNTY ROAD WHEN A AUTOMOBILE APPEARED ON THE ROAD APPROACHING FROM THE RIGHT (WEST). IN ORDER TO AVOID PASSING TOO CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE THE PILOT INCREASED HIS ALTITUDE ONLY SLIGHTLY IN ORDER TO PASS UNDER THE LARGER AND HIGHER MAIN TRANSMISSION POWER LINES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT WERE NOW TOO CLOSE TO TRY TO CLIMB OVER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ONE OF THE TRANSMISSION LINES SEVERING THE LINE. THE POWER LINE PUSHED THE DEFLECTOR BAR BACK INTO THE WINDSHIELD KNOCKING A SMALL SECTION OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER. THE PILOT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED TO HIS HOME BASE ABOUT 10 MILES TO THE WEST NEAR CLARA CITY, MN. THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND WAS NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND INSPECTED FOR AIRWORTHINESS AND BACK FLYING IN LESS THAN A WEEK.