PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WITH THE WHEAT CROP AS HE PASSED UNDER THE POWERLINE DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION SWATH RUN.
— NTSB Determination
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT TO SPRAY A FIELD WHICH CONTAINED A 3 TO 4 FT TALL WHEAT CROP. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE SPRAYING OPERATION, HE FLEW UNDER POWER LINES WHICH CROSSED THE FIELD. WHEN DOING SO, THE MAIN GEAR CAUGHT THE WHEAT AND THE ACFT DESCENDED TOWARD THE TERRAIN. THE ACFT THEN NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT TO SPRAY A FIELD WHICH CONTAINED A 3 TO 4 FT TALL WHEAT CROP. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE SPRAYING OPERATION, HE FLEW UNDER POWER LINES WHICH CROSSED THE FIELD. WHEN DOING SO, THE MAIN GEAR CAUGHT THE WHEAT AND THE ACFT DESCENDED TOWARD THE TERRAIN. THE…
The accident on 1989-06-02 involved a Piper PA-25-235, registration N4497Y, operated by Air Ag, Inc., at Preston, MD.
PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WITH THE WHEAT CROP AS HE PASSED UNDER THE POWERLINE DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION SWATH RUN.
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