N42590 is a 2009 Air Tractor AT-602. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a P&W Canada PT6A-60AG rated at 1050 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Winnie, TX. Its restricted airworthiness certificate was issued in Dec 2009. It has been registered to its current owner since Apr 2018. This page also carries 2 NTSB events.
- 17 years old
- 1 of 287 Air Tractor AT-602
2018
2009
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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.
According to a statement from the pilot, he was conducting aerial application when the airplane struck power lines along his route of flight. The pilot performed a forced landing to an open field shortly thereafter. According to the Federal Aviation Administration inspector who traveled to the accident site, the fuselage was buckled between the cabin and the empennage, the upper portion of the rudder separated from the vertical stabilizer, and the outboard portion of the right wing was crushed, torn, and bent aft. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.
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