# Incident 20240722008559I: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B, St Anthony, IA, July 22, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2024, 03:00 local time
- Place: St Anthony, IA
- Airport: Meyer Agri-Air Fernald Airstri
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MY7G
- Location: 42.1235° N, 93.1975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Anthony, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1235&lon=-93.1975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9124F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9124F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502B (registry code 0390307, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 100 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240722008559I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENTERING INTO THE FOURTH APPLICATION PATTERN RUN ON THE FIELD. THE PILOT MISS JUDGED HIS APPROACH/DECENT INTO THE FIELD AND CUT A TOP ELECTRICAL WIRE WITH THE WIRE CUTTER LOCATED ON THE MAIN GEAR.

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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