# Incident 20220624007679I: Air Tractor Inc AT-301, Sharon Springs, KS, June 24, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2022, 11:47 local time
- Place: Sharon Springs, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZWAG
- Location: 38.8943° N, 101.7512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sharon Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8943&lon=-101.7512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4440S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4440S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-301
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,019 total, 2,148 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220624007679I

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. THE PILOT DID THE STANDARD PROCEDURE OF SURVEYING THE AREA TO BE SPRAYED, AND WAS AWARE OF THE HIGH WIRES IN THE AREA. IN THE PROCESS OF SPRAYING THE FIELD THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND ONE SECTION OF HIGH WIRES AND STRUCK THE WIRES WITH THE AIRCRAFT. RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE SPRAY BOOM AND A BRAKE CALIPER. CONDUCTING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, NOTIFIED THE ENERGY COMPANY ABOUT THE WIRE, AND DID THE NEEDED REPAIR TO THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED THE FIELD FOR HIS HOME AIRSTRIP.

NO FOLLOW-UP ACTION IS NEEDED.

## Other reports on N4440S (2)

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

- [Incident 19970321012439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970321012439I), Mar 21, 1997: Airtrc AT301 (N4440S), Summerdale, AL, Minor damage. Narrative: #4 cylinder rocker arm separated from the cylinder and cracked.
- [Incident 19920716027879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920716027879I), Jul 16, 1992: Airtrc AT301 (N4440S), Drew, MS, Minor damage. Engine lost power en route to spray run. Dumped load. Forced landing in a field. Flipped over. NR8 cylinder cracked

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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