# Accident 20210706009029A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Nappanee, IN, July 6, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2021, 18:00 local time
- Place: Nappanee, IN
- Airport: Nappanee Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NIZG
- Location: 41.4427° N, 85.9941° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4427&lon=-85.9941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602RE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N602RE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG (registry code 52109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,861 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210706009029A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN21LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA318), Jul 6, 2021: Air Tractor AT-602 (N602RE), Nappanee, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the tower during low-level agricultural operations.

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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