the pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout and clearance, resulting in an in-flight collision with transmission lines.
— NTSB Determination
The pilot said he saw something move inside the cockpit after he had completed a spray run. He glanced down but didn't see anything. He returned his scan to the surroundings and noticed transmission lines level with the aircraft. He pitched the nose up to avoid a collision but encountered a downdraft and was forced into the lines, severing three of them and knocking down a utility pole. The pilot was able to fly the airplane back to the airport and land without incident.
The pilot said he saw something move inside the cockpit after he had completed a spray run. He glanced down but didn't see anything. He returned his scan to the surroundings and noticed transmission lines level with the aircraft. He pitched the nose up to avoid a collision but encountered a downdraft and was forced…
The accident on 2005-05-14 involved a Cessna T188C, registration N666DB, at Fowler, CO.
the pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout and clearance, resulting in an in-flight collision with transmission lines.
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