# NTSB MIA02LA145: Air Tractor AT-301, N73088, Dyer, TN, June 28, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 28, 2002, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Dyer, TN - Coordinates: 36.077499, -88.969444 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0775&lon=-88.9694&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 55434 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA02LA145 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55434/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55434 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA145 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot to maintain wingtip clearance with corn crops at the edge of the road resulting in the collision with the crops. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - crop - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was positioning the airplane to where the accident occurred to load chemical. After touchdown on the road, the right wing contacted corn on the side of the road. The airplane veered 90 degrees and came to rest upright approximately 50 feet into the field. The accident was reported by the FAA to the NTSB on July 30, 2002. ## Factual narrative On June 28, 2002, about 0900 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-301, N73088, registered to a private individual, dba Russell Flying Service, collided with corn crops during the landing roll on a road near Dyer, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 positioning flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the commercial-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated about 10 minutes earlier from Everett-Steward Airport, Union City, Tennessee. The pilot stated that he was positioning the airplane to where the accident occurred to load chemical. After touchdown on the road, the right wing contacted corn on the side of the road. The airplane veered 90 degrees and came to rest upright approximately 50 feet into the field. The accident was reported by the FAA to the NTSB on July 30, 2002. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N73088](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73088-2007-11-08), registration cancelled 2007-11-08, S/N 301-0633, built 1985 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Air Tractor AT-301 - Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (registry code 0390103) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 301-0633 - Airframe hours: 7440 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney R1340-AN1 600 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Registered owner: Larry Russell - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 14, 2001, 229 hours before - Departed: KUCY, Union City, TN ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; private, flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review February 23, 2001; seat: single; flight hours: 18,560 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 17,570 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: KMKL, 28 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20020628023649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020628023649A), Jun 28, 2002: Airtrc AT301, Dyer, TN, Minor damage. (-23) On 6-28-02 at 9:00 a.m. Mr. Larry russell made his first landing on a country road approximately 2.5 miles ene of Dyer, TN. The wind was light and upon… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 21, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55434. 358 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 358 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40447806&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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