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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Air Tractor AT-402B · Norton, KS · August 11, 2017

Date: August 11, 2017 · 08:30 local
Place: Norton, KS
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: NEMG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5175B
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-402B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,855 total380 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N5175BRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-402BS/N 402B-1084 · Built 1998 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-402B Engine 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.

At about 7:30 a.m. the pilot was spraying a corn field located in furnas co. Nebraska. Hei was spraying east and west into the bright light of the rising sun. He struck a tv antenna at about 60 fee AGL with the right wing of the aircraft. He added full power and returned to Norton KS airport where he landed and inspected the damage. He did not see the tower until too late to avoid due to the sun in his eyes.

The aircraft received minor damage and the pilot was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

AT ABOUT 7:30 A.M. THE PILOT WAS SPRAYING A CORN FIELD LOCATED IN FURNAS CO. NEBRASKA. HEI WAS SPRAYING EAST AND WEST INTO THE BRIGHT LIGHT OF THE RISING SUN. HE STRUCK A TV ANTENNA AT ABOUT 60 FEE AGL WITH THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE ADDED FULL POWER AND RETURNED TO NORTON KS AIRPORT WHERE HE LANDED AND INSPECTED THE DAMAGE. HE DID NOT SEE THE TOWER UNTIL TOO LATE TO AVOID DUE TO THE SUN IN HIS EYES.

THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.