29 Jul 2010: PIPER PA-36-285 — BERTRAND SPRAYING LLC

29 Jul 2010: PIPER PA-36-285 — BERTRAND SPRAYING LLC

No fatalities • Petersburg, TX, United States

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a signpost during an aerial application flight.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

The pilot reported that during an agricultural aerial application run underneath electrical wires, the airplane’s right main landing gear collided with a signpost and was “torn off”. The pilot then flew the airplane back to his base of operations. During the landing, without the right main landing gear, the right wing impacted the ground. The airplane spun around 180-degrees before coming to rest in the upright position. The pilot was not injured; however, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing during the accident.

Contributing factors

  • cause Pilot
  • Effect on equipment

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 210/04kt, vis 10sm

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