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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Air Tractor AT-602 · Desarc, AR · March 5, 2016

Date: March 5, 2016 · 13:30 local
Place: Desarc, AR
Airport: Taylor Airstrip
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: YGKG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N602RS
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-602
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,344 total525 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

N602RSRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-0661 · Built 2003 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65BTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On March 4, 2016 about 1330 central time an Air tractor AT-602, registered as N602RS, serial number 602-0661 to taylors flying service inc. landed at Taylor Airstrip (1AR2) des arc Arkansas, after applying a load of fertilizer. Aircraft veered to the right, right wing tip struck a tree turned the aircraft where the left wing tip struck a tree and aircraft stopped. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. VFR flight plan was not filed. Minor damage to the aircraft occurred. 1 person on board with no injuries. Flight originated from des arc Arkansas on March 4, 2016 at approximately 1315 central time.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 4, 2016 ABOUT 1330 CENTRAL TIME AN AIR TRACTOR AT-602, REGISTERED AS N602RS, SERIAL NUMBER 602-0661 TO TAYLORS FLYING SERVICE INC. LANDED AT TAYLOR AIRSTRIP (1AR2) DES ARC ARKANSAS, AFTER APPLYING A LOAD OF FERTILIZER. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK A TREE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT WHERE THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A TREE AND AIRCRAFT STOPPED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OCCURRED. 1 PERSON ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DES ARC ARKANSAS ON MARCH 4, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 CENTRAL TIME.