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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Air Tractor AT-502B · Floydada, TX · February 25, 2016

Date: February 25, 2016 · 10:00 local
Place: Floydada, TX
Airport: Floydada
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: OBAG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N512MP
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-502B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,399 total2,545 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N512MPRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-502BS/N 502B-2948 · Built 2014 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502B Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On February 25, 2016 an Air tractor model AT-502 serial number 502B-2948 bearing registration N512MP, contacted an overhead neutral powerline while exiting a congested area while performing aerial applications near Floydada, Texas. The flight was being conducted under visual meteorological conditions. The commercially rated pilot landed the aircraft safely at Floydada Airport (41F), aircraft sustained minimal damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 25, 2016 AN AIR TRACTOR MODEL AT-502 SERIAL NUMBER 502B-2948 BEARING REGISTRATION N512MP, CONTACTED AN OVERHEAD NEUTRAL POWERLINE WHILE EXITING A CONGESTED AREA WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATIONS NEAR FLOYDADA, TEXAS. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY AT FLOYDADA AIRPORT (41F), AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE.