FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N3634E TO FOLLOW THE BRIEFED PLAN OF OPERATION, AND FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE-AND-AVOID EACH OTHER (INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT).
— NTSB Determination
THE PLTS OF TWO PA-36 AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION ACFT (N3634E & N6177A) WERE SPRAYING ADJACENT FIELDS. THE ACFT WERE OWNED AND OPERATED BY A FATHER AND SON TEAM. THE PLTS HAD PREBRIEFED TO SPRAY WITH EAST/WEST SWATH RUNS. HOWEVER, DURING THE FLIGHT, THE PLT OF N3634E CHANGED TO NORTH/SOUTH RUN(S). SUBSEQUENTLY, THE TWO ACFT CONVERGED AND COLLIDED AS EACH WAS PULLING UP AT THE END OF A SWATH RUN.
THE PLTS OF TWO PA-36 AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION ACFT (N3634E & N6177A) WERE SPRAYING ADJACENT FIELDS. THE ACFT WERE OWNED AND OPERATED BY A FATHER AND SON TEAM. THE PLTS HAD PREBRIEFED TO SPRAY WITH EAST/WEST SWATH RUNS. HOWEVER, DURING THE FLIGHT, THE PLT OF N3634E CHANGED TO NORTH/SOUTH RUN(S). SUBSEQUENTLY, THE TWO…
The accident on 1990-05-08 involved a Piper PA-36-375, registration N3634E, at Woonsocket, SD.
FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N3634E TO FOLLOW THE BRIEFED PLAN OF OPERATION, AND FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE-AND-AVOID EACH OTHER (INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT).
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