the failure of the pilot in command to maintain clearance with the ground during an aerial application.
— NTSB Determination
The pilot was making an aerial application flight when he contacted the ground. In a written statement the pilot stated: 'After having made several passes, I turned around and entered the field again on a slight down hill, I did not notice a 'nob' in the field and hit it with the right wheel. I looked out the right window and saw that the boom was gone.' The pilot returned to the private departure airport and landed without any further problems.
The pilot was making an aerial application flight when he contacted the ground. In a written statement the pilot stated: 'After having made several passes, I turned around and entered the field again on a slight down hill, I did not notice a 'nob' in the field and hit it with the right wheel. I looked out the right…
The accident on 2000-05-22 involved a Cessna C-T188C, registration N2075J, operated by Clyde D Rische, at Elgin, ND.
the failure of the pilot in command to maintain clearance with the ground during an aerial application.
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