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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-602 · New Washington, OH · July 27, 2020

Date: July 27, 2020 · 16:30 local
Place: New Washington, OH
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: FASG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N602FH
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20CA312
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-602
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,997 total1,378 in this make and model151 in the last 90 days

N602FHRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-602S/N 602-1162 · Built 2008 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-602 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Agricultural aircraft was spraying a field and on the fourth pass the pilot elected to fly under a set of high tension wires. The aircraft possibly encountered a gust of wind and drifted up and struck the wires. The rudder was torn from the vertical stab. There was damage to the elevator and trim tab. The aircraft landed approximately 2 miles away in a field. No other damage was reported and there were no injuries to the pilot or persons/ property on the surface.

As the FAA filed it

AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT WAS SPRAYING A FIELD AND ON THE FOURTH PASS THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY UNDER A SET OF HIGH TENSION WIRES. THE AIRCRAFT POSSIBLY ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AND DRIFTED UP AND STRUCK THE WIRES. THE RUDDER WAS TORN FROM THE VERTICAL STAB. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE ELEVATOR AND TRIM TAB. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES AWAY IN A FIELD. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PERSONS/ PROPERTY ON THE SURFACE.

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 CEN20CA312Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportTiro, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance while attempting to fly under power lines during an aerial application pass.Jul 27, 2020 · Substantial damage