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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-502B · Monument, KS · June 7, 2019

Date: June 7, 2019 · 08:30 local
Place: Monument, KS
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: RBGG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N60642
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA328
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-502B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,936 total136 in the last 90 days

N60642Registration cancelled Jul 31, 2021 · Air Tractor AT-502BS/N 502B-0273 · Built 1994 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502B 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.

Flying southbound. Pilot thinks he got too low and his right wing

Touched the standing wheat. The pilot entered the field for application of chemicals and the aircraft wing contacted the wheat in the field. The pilot was not able to climb the aircraft out of the wheat and the aircraft cartwheeled into the adjoining field of wheat.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING SOUTHBOUND. PILOT THINKS HE GOT TOO LOW AND HIS RIGHT WING

TOUCHED THE STANDING WHEAT. THE PILOT ENTERED THE FIELD FOR APPLICATION OF CHEMICALS AND THE AIRCRAFT WING CONTACTED THE WHEAT IN THE FIELD. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE WHEAT AND THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED INTO THE ADJOINING FIELD OF WHEAT.

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 GAA19CA328Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMonument, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain altitude due to distraction by ground equipment in the airplane’s path, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from crops during an agricultural application flight and resulted in a loss of airplane control.Jun 7, 2019 · Substantial damage