Air Tractor AT-602 N42590
14 June 2022 · Beaumont, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 June 2022 at about 16:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-602 registered N42590, operated by Twin County Air-Ag Inc, was involved in an accident near Beaumont, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beaumont, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Winnie Stowell (T90)
- Coordinates
- 30.0798, -94.1262
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-602
- Registration
- N42590
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2009
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Twin County Air-Ag Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Winnie → None
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN22LA248
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line pole while preparing for a low-level aerial application pass.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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