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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-802A · Truman, AR · May 4, 2018

Date: May 4, 2018 · 15:20 local
Place: Truman, AR
Airport: Sally Wofford Airport
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 5GAG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4170S
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA265
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-802A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total1,600 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N4170SRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-802AS/N 802A-0278 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-802A Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On may 4, 2018 at approximately 15:20 central time, an Air tractor AT-802A, registered as N4170S to 5-GS aviation LLC, struck the top of an unused electric service pole causing substantial damage to the propeller, engine cowlings, engine compartment and firewall. The aircraft landed in a field without incident. The pilot on board was uninjured. The flight originated from grubbs aero private runway near harrisburg, AR. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 4, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:20 CENTRAL TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-802A, REGISTERED AS N4170S TO 5-GS AVIATION LLC, STRUCK THE TOP OF AN UNUSED ELECTRIC SERVICE POLE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLINGS, ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FIREWALL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT ON BOARD WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GRUBBS AERO PRIVATE RUNWAY NEAR HARRISBURG, AR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA18CA265Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTruman, ARThe pilot’s failure to see and avoid a pole during an agricultural application flight.May 4, 2018 · Substantial damage