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FAA incident report · Air Tractor AT-402A · Perryton, TX · July 22, 2013

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Date
July 22, 2013 · 07:30 local
Place
Perryton, TX
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
TPMG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N402J
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-402A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total250 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N402JRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-402AS/N 402A-1117 · Built 2000Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-402AEngine 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.

On July 22, 2013, at 0730, an Air tractor 402A aircraft, bearing registration number N402J, registered to Perryton aviation inc., was spraying a field when it clipped a farm sprinkler. The wheels were torn off of the aircraft and the aircraft landed on its belly at Perryton airport. The aircraft was being operated on a part 137 flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the pilot sustained no injuries. The flight originated from Perryton airport on July 22, 2013 at or around 0700.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 22, 2013, AT 0730, AN AIR TRACTOR 402A AIRCRAFT, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N402J, REGISTERED TO PERRYTON AVIATION INC., WAS SPRAYING A FIELD WHEN IT CLIPPED A FARM SPRINKLER. THE WHEELS WERE TORN OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS BELLY AT PERRYTON AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PART 137 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PERRYTON AIRPORT ON JULY 22, 2013 AT OR AROUND 0700.