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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-602 · Newton, IA · July 7, 2009

Date: July 7, 2009 · 09:30 local
Place: Newton, IA
Airport: Newton Municipal
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: QDKG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N602RH
Reported as: Airtrc AT602
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,500 total1,500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N602RHRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-0627 · Built 2001 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) The dsm FSDO received an annonymous report via telephone stating an incident occured at the Newton airport on 07/13/2009. An ag tractor AT-602 was started in preparation for taxi and the pilot got out of the airplane. The airplane taxiied across the ramp and the propeller of the taxiing aircraft struck the wingtip of another ag tractor AT-602 causing damage to both aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE DSM FSDO RECEIVED AN ANNONYMOUS REPORT VIA TELEPHONE STATING AN INCIDENT OCCURED AT THE NEWTON AIRPORT ON 07/13/2009. AN AG TRACTOR AT-602 WAS STARTED IN PREPARATION FOR TAXI AND THE PILOT GOT OUT OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE TAXIIED ACROSS THE RAMP AND THE PROPELLER OF THE TAXIING AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE WINGTIP OF ANOTHER AG TRACTOR AT-602 CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT.

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