# Incident 20170404006539I: Air Tractor AT-502A, Moro, AR, April 4, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2017, 10:00 local time
- Place: Moro, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RYDG
- Location: 34.7920° N, 90.9880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moro, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7920&lon=-90.9880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502XP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N502XP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502A (registry code 0390306, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 (registry code 51499, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-502A
- Reported engine: PRATT PT6A-140AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 470 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170404006539I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 4, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM, AFTER COMPLETING THE FIRST SPRAY LINE, AT 10 FEET AIL AND AT 160 KNOTS, THE PILOT ASCENDED TO CLEAR A TREE LINE.  AT THAT POINT HE SAW THE FOUR LARGE BOTTOM POWER WIRES OF AN ?H? POLE POWER LINE SYSTEM.  THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND FULL UP ELEVATOR.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP TWO WIRES, BREAKING THEM BOTH AND ONE WIRE WRAPPED AROUND THE PROPELLER BETWEEN THE ENGINE COWLING AND THE SPINNER BULKHEAD.   THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED HIGH VIBRATIONS AND AN INCREASE IN OIL TEMPERATURE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE NEXT FIELD DIRECTLY AHEAD.  THE PILOT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INJURY OR ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED  DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WITH ALL BLADES HAVING DEEP ABRATIONS/SCOURING AND TWO BLADE TIPS BENT WITH MATERIAL MISSING.  THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND ABRATIONS ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR .

## Other reports on N502XP (1)

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

- [Incident 20230622005109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230622005109I), Jun 22, 2023: Air Tractor Inc AT-502A (N502XP), Willcox, AZ, Minor damage. Incident investigation narrative On June 22, 2023, at approximately 07:46 LCL, an Air tractor (agricultural application) aircraft was applying pesticide to two…

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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