# Incident 20230520003389I: Air Tractor Inc AT-502, Atmore, AL, May 20, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2023, 14:00 local time
- Place: Atmore, AL
- Airport: Atmore
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: G0YG
- Location: 31.0161° N, 87.4467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATMORE MUNI (0R1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0161&lon=-87.4467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1004F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1004F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230520003389I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER PART 137 OPERATIONS, HE LANDED, AND DISCOVERED WHAT APPEARED TO BE GUNSHOT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT INBOARD FLAP.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED ON 05/22/2023 AT PRATTVILLE AIRPORT.  THE DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH WHATS BELIEVED TO BE A 12 GUAGE SHOTGUN SLUG.  NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVIDENT.  AN ENTRY HOLE WAS OBSERVED ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE FLAP AND A CORRESPONDING EXIT HOLE WAS ADJACENT ON THE UPPER SIDE OF THE FLAP.  INCIDENT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO FAA ASH AND FBI FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

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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