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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Air Tractor AT-402A · Vicksburg, MI · July 19, 2010

Date: July 19, 2010 · 08:30 local
Place: Vicksburg, MI
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4527X
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-402A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total600 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N4527XRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-402AS/N 402A-0758 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-402A Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was conducting 137 spray operations and made several passes on cornfield. PIC had to apply a clean-up spray in area near barn. PIC concentrated on barn area and lost situational awareness near high voltage wires in area. Aircraft struck wire with propeller and broke wire. PIC checked engine and flight controls in Air, and proceded to fly to home base in shipshawana, IN. Aircraft landed without incident. Minor damage to aircraft and no injury to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING 137 SPRAY OPERATIONS AND MADE SEVERAL PASSES ON CORNFIELD. PIC HAD TO APPLY A CLEAN-UP SPRAY IN AREA NEAR BARN. PIC CONCENTRATED ON BARN AREA AND LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS NEAR HIGH VOLTAGE WIRES IN AREA. AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRE WITH PROPELLER AND BROKE WIRE. PIC CHECKED ENGINE AND FLIGHT CONTROLS IN AIR, AND PROCEDED TO FLY TO HOME BASE IN SHIPSHAWANA, IN. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURY TO PILOT.