Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line pole while preparing for a low-level aerial application pass.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that while maneuvering the airplane to set a starting line for aerial application to a field, the airplane’s right main landing gear struck a power line pole. The pilot immediately returned to the airport. Upon landing, the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot did not report any preaccident failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN22LA248 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 14, 2022
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Beaumont, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Winnie Stowell (T90)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Air Tractor Inc AT-602
- N-number
- N42590
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2009
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 137 (agricultural)
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial application
Other records under this N-number
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