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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Air Tractor AT-301 · Nickerson, KS · May 8, 2025

Date: May 8, 2025 · 10:35 local
Place: Nickerson, KS
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: W0GG
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N3653Y
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-301
Reported engine: AiResearch TPE331 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total

N3653YRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0275 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On may 8, 2025, an agricultural aircraft—an Air tractor model AT-301—with a full hopper, departed eastbound from grass airstrip 24KS toward highway K-14. The aircraft failed to gain sufficient altitude to clear the highway and made contact with the roof of a northbound vehicle on K-14 near milepost 110. According to reports, the aircraft's left landing gear tire struck the top of the driver's door, the sunroof, and the roof of the vehicle, causing additional damage to the roof structure.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 8, 2025, AN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT—AN AIR TRACTOR MODEL AT-301—WITH A FULL HOPPER, DEPARTED EASTBOUND FROM GRASS AIRSTRIP 24KS TOWARD HIGHWAY K-14. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE HIGHWAY AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROOF OF A NORTHBOUND VEHICLE ON K-14 NEAR MILEPOST 110. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT LANDING GEAR TIRE STRUCK THE TOP OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THE SUNROOF, AND THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE ROOF STRUCTURE.