# Accident 20160329002959A: Air Tractor Inc AT-402, Taylor, TX, March 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2016, 17:56 local time
- Place: Taylor, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RRPG
- Location: 30.5033° N, 97.2397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5033&lon=-97.2397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4555E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4555E-2019-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402 (registry code 0390205, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-402
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 1,350 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160329002959A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 HOURS THE OPERATOR WAS EXITING THE FIELD WHERE HE WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OF A FUNGICIDE. HE STRUCK THE POWER LINE ON THE NORTH END THAT WAS NOT RECOGNIZED EARLIER. THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT AND CLIMBED BEFORE STRIKING THE GROUND VERTICALLY AND LANDING UP RIGHT APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE FROM THE IMPACT SITE. NO POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 CEN16LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA139), Mar 29, 2016: Air Tractor AT-402 (N4555E), Beyersville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain visual separation from the power line due to a lack of identifiable and contrasting features, which led to an inflight collision with the line while maneuvering in…

## Other reports on N4555E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110723016599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110723016599I), Jul 23, 2011: Air Tractor Inc AT-402 (N4555E), Nebraska City, NE, Minor damage. At 1215 CDT (1715Z) on July 23, 2011, N4555E, Air tractor AT-402, s/n 402-0811, taxied from the runway at the Nebraska City, NE airport (afk) to the ramp. The…
- [Accident 20040524009389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040524009389A), May 24, 2004: Airtrc AT402 (N4555E), Beedeville, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was landing aircraft in a strong, 90 degree crosswind and lost directional control when he went into "beta" range.

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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