ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281747
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| Date: | Friday 19 August 2022 |
| Time: | 10:05 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-602 |
| Owner/operator: | Snow Brake Air Service Inc |
| Registration: | N602PB |
| MSN: | 602-1233 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2999 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glendora, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Glendora, MS |
| Glendora, MS | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On August 19, 2022, about 1005 central daylight time, an Air Tractor AT-602, N602PB, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Glendora, Mississippi. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight.
The pilot performed an aerial application flight without anomalies, returned to the departure airstrip, and departed on the second flight. An onboard device that recorded the flight track indicated that while en route, the airplane climbed to a maximum altitude of 575 ft above mean sea level (msl) before it began a slight right turn, and then the data ended. The data stopped recording about 1,650 ft south of the accident location. The airplane struck multiple rows of corn at an angle, rather than perpendicular or parallel to the corn which is common practice in an emergency landing.
Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation before the accident. The emergency chemical dump handle was in the closed position when examined at the accident site, indicating the pilot likely did not perceive an emergency during the accident sequence.
The pilot’s medical records show he had a history of recurrent sinusitis. At his most recent primary care office visit, eight months before the accident, he had an acute sinus infection and complained of dizziness. Toxicology testing detected a therapeutic level of the motion sickness medication meclizine in his blood. While sinusitis can cause dizziness, there is no record of a current infection and his daughter reported he was feeling well. Although a sudden onset of vertigo or dizziness would be impairing, the meclizine should help to alleviate those symptoms. Given the available medical information, the lack of evidence that the pilot perceived an in-flight emergency, and the inconsistent way the airplane landed diagonal to the corn instead of with the rows, this investigation was unable to determine if the pilot’s medical conditions or effects from his use of meclizine contributed to this accident.
Probable Cause: The collision with terrain for reasons that could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.tallahatchienews.ms/top-stories-local-content/pilot-dies-crop-dusting-crash#sthash.zjZ3KykO.dpbs
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105770
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=602PB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 February 2015 | N602PB | Frontier Ag Inc. | 0 | South of Slaton Municipal Airport (F49), Slaton, Texas | |
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| Maintenance issues | ||||||
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2022 04:28 | Geno | Added |
| 20-Aug-2022 06:08 | harro | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities] |
| 20-Aug-2022 07:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2022 22:18 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2022 04:02 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 05-Jan-2024 11:25 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
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