# Incident 20210721008759I: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Big Rock, IL, July 21, 2021 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 21, 2021, 14:25 local time - Place: Big Rock, IL - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Maneuver - Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137) - Operator: 1E3G - Location: 41.7668° N, 88.5264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Rock, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7668&lon=-88.5264&mi=10 - Aircraft: N802TL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N802TL) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (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-802A - Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-65AG - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 1,115 total, 300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210721008759I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. DESCRIPTION OF DEVIATION: ON JULY 18TH, JULY 19TH AND JULY 21ST THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N802TL, AT-802A ENTERED AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KARR) CLASS DELTA AIRSPACE WITHOUT ESTABLISHING TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC). JULY 18, 2021 1925Z VALIDATED POSSIBLE PILOT DEVIATION. VFR/1200 TARGET ENTERED THE KARR CLASS D SURFACE AREA FROM THE SOUTH WITHOUT ESTABLISHING TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. AIRCRAFT THEN REVERSED COURSE AND EXITED THE AIRSPACE. AIRCRAFT IDENTIFIED AS N802TL VIA ADS-B. NO LOSS OF SEPARATION. JULY 19, 2021 1500Z N802TL MANEUVERED WITHIN THE KARR AIRSPACE TO THE SOUTHWEST WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. KARR LOCAL CONTROLLER MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO HAIL AIRCRAFT WITH NO REPLY. AIRCRAFT IDENTIFIED AS N802TL VIA ADS-B. JULY 19, 2021 2240Z VALIDATED POSSIBLE PILOT DEVIATION. VFR/1200 TARGET ENTERED THE KARR CLASS D SURFACE AREA FROM THE SW WITHOUT ESTABLISHING TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. AIRCRAFT CONFLICTED WITH N6067T, KARR DEPARTURE. TRAFFIC ISSUED, AND CA ALARMED. AIRCRAFT THEN REVERSED COURSE AND EXITED THE AIRSPACE. AIRCRAFT IDENTIFIED AS N802TL VIA ADS-B. JULY 21, 2021 1925Z VALIDATED POSSIBLE PILOT DEVIATION. VFR/1200 TARGET ENTERED THE ARR CLASS D SURFACE AREA FROM THE SW WITHOUT ESTABLISHING TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. AIRCRAFT CONFLICTED WITH N6067T, KARR DEPARTURE. TRAFFIC ISSUED, AND CA ALARMED. AIRCRAFT THEN REVERSED COURSE AND EXITED THE AIRSPACE. AIRCRAFT IDENTIFIED AS N802TL VIA ADS-B. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS SAME AIRCRAFT ALSO VIOLATED KARR AIRSPACE IN THE SAME MANNER, AT THE SAME TIME, 3 DAYS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. CAUSAL AND /OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE INTRUSIONS TO KARR'S AIRSPACE ON JULY 18THAND BOTH INTRUSIONS ON THE 19TH WERE WHEN HE WAS WORKING FIELDS AROUND THE EDGE OF THE DELTA AIRSPACE. ON JULY 21, 2021, N802TL STARTED OPERATING OUT OF A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THIS LANDING STRIP IS NOT MARKED ON AVIATION CHARTS. THE AIRSTRIP IS LOCATED AT 5NM ON A 255 DEGREE BEARING FROM THE AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KARR). THE PIC STATED APPENDIX PAGE 2 APPENDIX REPORT NUMBER : PGLTARR21019 THAT HE USED HIS I-PHONE TO IDENTIFY THE STRIP AND DRIFTED INTO KARRS AIRSPACE WHILE MANEUVERING TO FIND THE LANDING AREA. ON JULY 21, 2021 A SECURITY EVENT WAS ALSO REPORTED INVOLVING N802TL AND ITS NUMEROUS ENTRANCES INTO THE CLASS DELTA WITHOUT ANY COMMUNICATION. RECOMMENDATIONS: ON AUGUST 01, 2021 THIS OFFICE RECEIVED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AGAINST N802TL FOR RECKLESS FLYING. THE COMPLAINTS STATE THAT N802TL WAS FLYING LOW AND RECKLESSLY OVER HOMES AND ROADS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS SPRAYING THE FIELDS WITH FUNGICIDE. EVIDENCE PROVIDED SHOWED THAT N802TL APPEARED TO COMPLY WITH 14 CFR § 91.119 AND § 137.49. THERE WERE NO FINDINGS OF ANY REGULATORY VIOLATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLAINTS. COMMENTS: IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS INVESTIGATION THE N802TL WAS NOT PRESENT ON ANY 137 CERTIFICATES LETTERS OF AUTHORIZATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS INSPECTOR FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THIS CASE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH ENFORCEMENT ACTION. 07/18/2021 CEDAR REPORT NUMBER (MOR): ARR-M-2021/07/18-0001 ATQA INCIDENT REPORT NUMBER IS: PGLTARR21019 FSDO INCIDENT NUMBER FOR THIS EVENT IS: IGL0320210082 SAS RECORD NUMBER(S) ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT: GL03202102488 SAS RECORD NUMBER(S) ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENFORCEMENT ACTION: 2021GL030012 07/19/2021 1500Z- SAS GL03202202165 07/19/2021 2240Z- SAS GL03202102489 07/21/2021 1925Z- SAS GL03202202166 08/01/2021 INCIDENT- IGL0320210092 08/01/2021 INCIDENT- IGL0320210093 07/21/2021 SECURITY EVENT- IGL0320210091 ## Other reports on N802TL (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20210801023019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210801023019I), Aug 1, 2021: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A (N802TL), Elburn, IL, No damage. On August 01, 2021 this office received multiple complaints against [privacy data omitted] for reckless flying. The complaints state that [privacy data… - [Incident 20210801012309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210801012309I), Aug 1, 2021: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A (N802TL), Big Rock, IL, No damage. On August 01, 2021 this office received multiple complaints against N802TL for reckless flying. The complaints state that N802TL was flying low and recklessly… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.