# Incident 20210523002959I: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Philipsburg, PA, May 23, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2021, 09:50 local time
- Place: Philipsburg, PA
- Airport: Mid-State Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: QTEG
- Location: 40.8844° N, 78.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MID-STATE (PSB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8844&lon=-78.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9197F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9197F-2022-08-12) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 22,985 total, 1,582 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210523002959I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON HIS FIFTH OR SIXTH SPRAY PASS WHEN THE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT USED TO TRACK SPRAYING OPERATIONS BEGAN TO "FLICKER". HE WAS APPROACHING THE POWER LINES AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE.  HE SAID HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRONICS AND MISJUDGED THE HEIGHT OF THE TOWER.

AS A RESULT, THE PROPELLER, MAIN LANDING GEAR AND A MAIN GEAR TIRE HIT A GUY WIRE AT THE TOP OF THE TOWER.

REALIZING HE HAD STRUCK A WIRE HE RETURNED TO THE ORIGINATING AIRPORT, MID-STATE AIRPORT (KPSB), PHILIPSBURG, PA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N9197F (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210730008679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210730008679A), Jul 30, 2021: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A (N9197F), Fort Sumner, NM, Destroyed. On July 30, 2021, at 1130 CDT, an Air tractor 802A aircraft bearing registration number N9197F, registered to [privacy data omitted] Air operator, hit the…
- [Accident 20100421032249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100421032249A), Apr 21, 2010: Air Tractor AT-802A (N9197F), Alpine, TX, Substantial damage. On April 21, 2010, at approximately 1830 CDT, the pilot of N9197F, an AT-802 agricultural aircraft, was maneuvering while dispensing herbicide pellets on a…
- [Accident 19970827024249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970827024249A), Aug 27, 1997: Airtrc AT802 (N9197F), Pineland, TX, Substantial damage. Reported right brake locked while landing. Tipped up on right side. Impact tore off right wing and gear. (-23) on August 27, 1997 at 1720 cdst, air tractor…

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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