# Incident 20200824014229I: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Winters, TX, August 24, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2020, 17:40 local time
- Place: Winters, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9491° N, 99.9593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winters, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9491&lon=-99.9593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8524H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8524H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,900 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200824014229I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON AUGUST 24, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1740 LOCAL, AN AIR TRACTOR 802 BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N8524H, REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE WHILE RETURNING FROM A FIRE DROP.  THE PILOT MANAGED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT OR INJURIES.   AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A BROKEN SIDE WINDOW, NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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