# Accident 20110808017349A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Wilcox, AZ, August 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2011, 05:02 local time
- Place: Wilcox, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: G7GG
- Location: 32.2333° N, 109.8833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2333&lon=-109.8833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5123L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5123L-2014-03-10) (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: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-66 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110808017349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS ON A FIELD NEAR THE CRASH SITE AND COLLIDED WITH A KNOWN FIXED 80 FOOT TOWER.  PILOT SAID HE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE TOWER ON AUGUST 2ND; HOWEVER HE FORGOT THAT IT WAS THERE.PILOT SAID THE PROPELLER HUB STRUCK THE TOWER WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE FIRE AND SMOKE.  PILOT SAID HIS WINDSCREEN WAS SHATTERED AFTER THE COLLISION.  PILOT SAID HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE DESERT.  DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN STRUCK A SMALL HILL CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE.  THE RIGHT WING NEAR THE TIP WAS ALSO DAMAGED.PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT WITH THE TOWER.

## 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 WPR11LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA375), Aug 8, 2011: Air Tractor AT-602 (N5123L), Willcox, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tower while maneuvering at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the recent installation of the unmarked tower.

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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