What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 6, 2021 at 2000 eastern daylight time, an ar tractor model AT-602 aircraft, registered as N602RE privacy data omitted received substantial damage to the aircraft when it collided with a residential television antenna. It was reported that the aircraft was applying mosquito insecticides and operating just above the tree canopy when the collision took place. The company president reported the pilot told him that by the time he saw the antenna sticking up through the trees, it was too late to pull up. The pilot returned to Nappanee, Indiana (C03) where the aircraft was operating out of. Inspection of the aircraft revealed a large area of damage to the leading edge of the right wing about halfway out on the wing. It was reported that during landing, the right wing stalled just before touch down resulting in a hard landing. The aircraft ground looped around and damaged the left wing tip as well as the left main landing gear strut. The aircraft came to rest right side up. The aircraft was towed off the runway to the company hangar. There was no post landing fire and the pilot did not receive any injuries in this accident.
Weather report at goshen municipal airport is as follows:
Kgsh at 2353 UTC on July 6, 2021 reported as wind 230 degrees at 8 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, clear, temperature 29 degrees, dewpoint 20 degrees, altimeter 29.98.
Due to the nature of this accident, non FAA facilities was selected in block 43 below.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 6, 2021 AT 2000 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AR TRACTOR MODEL AT-602 AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED AS N602RE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A RESIDENTIAL TELEVISION ANTENNA. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPLYING MOSQUITO INSECTICIDES AND OPERATING JUST ABOVE THE TREE CANOPY WHEN THE COLLISION TOOK PLACE. THE COMPANY PRESIDENT REPORTED THE PILOT TOLD HIM THAT BY THE TIME HE SAW THE ANTENNA STICKING UP THROUGH THE TREES, IT WAS TOO LATE TO PULL UP. THE PILOT RETURNED TO NAPPANEE, INDIANA (C03) WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING OUT OF. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A LARGE AREA OF DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING ABOUT HALFWAY OUT ON THE WING. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING, THE RIGHT WING STALLED JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AROUND AND DAMAGED THE LEFT WING TIP AS WELL AS THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST RIGHT SIDE UP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE COMPANY HANGAR. THERE WAS NO POST LANDING FIRE AND THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES IN THIS ACCIDENT.
WEATHER REPORT AT GOSHEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IS AS FOLLOWS:
KGSH AT 2353 UTC ON JULY 6, 2021 REPORTED AS WIND 230 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 8 STATUTE MILES, CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 29 DEGREES, DEWPOINT 20 DEGREES, ALTIMETER 29.98.
DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS ACCIDENT, NON FAA FACILITIES WAS SELECTED IN BLOCK 43 BELOW.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.