# Incident 20250508009159I: Air Tractor Inc AT-301, Nickerson, KS, May 8, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2025, 10:35 local time
- Place: Nickerson, KS
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: W0GG
- Location: 38.1489° N, 98.0883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nickerson, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1489&lon=-98.0883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3653Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3653Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-301
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250508009159I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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