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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Air Tractor AT-602 · Newport, AR · March 30, 2020

Date: March 30, 2020 · 09:30 local
Place: Newport, AR
Airport: Newport Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: F9JG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N602PK
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-602
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: 10,114 total2,158 in this make and model153 in the last 90 days

N602PKRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-1269 · Built 2016 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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N602PK departed Newport Municipal Airport (M19) at approximately 0900 on 30 March, 2020 to dispense grass herbicide approximately 2 miles north of the airport. At approximately 0930, after making several passes over the field dispensing the herbicide, the pilot impacted a set of power lines. The impact severed the power lines after causing damage to the propeller, left wing leading edge and wingtip, and dispensing spray rig. The pilot immediately dumped remaining payload and navigated back to M19 without incident.

As the FAA filed it

N602PK DEPARTED NEWPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (M19) AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 ON 30 MARCH, 2020 TO DISPENSE GRASS HERBICIDE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 0930, AFTER MAKING SEVERAL PASSES OVER THE FIELD DISPENSING THE HERBICIDE, THE PILOT IMPACTED A SET OF POWER LINES. THE IMPACT SEVERED THE POWER LINES AFTER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND WINGTIP, AND DISPENSING SPRAY RIG. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY DUMPED REMAINING PAYLOAD AND NAVIGATED BACK TO M19 WITHOUT INCIDENT.