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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A188B · Enfield, NC · August 4, 1997

Date: August 4, 1997 · 07:30 local
Place: Enfield, NC
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4903Q
Reported as: Cessna A188B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,100 total7,000 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

N4903QRegistration cancelled Dec 10, 2003 · Cessna A188BS/N 18802638T · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna A188B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on August 4, 1997, Mr. Fell was flying his Cessna 188 ag truck performing aerial application in a small field near jackson, NC. The field is located off county road 1311, west of highway 158 in northampton county. Mr. Fell was flying a racetrack pattern over the field. At the completion of the first pass, Mr. Fell flew under a 40' powerline which was located near the end of the field. On his second pass, the aircraft struck one of the wires. The wire first struck the windshield and then followed the deflector wire up to the tail. The windshield, wire deflector, and the top of the tail (rudder and vertical stabilizer) were damaged. After wire strike, Mr. Fell assessed his damage and continued flight to tarboro airport located approximately 30 statute miles to the south.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 4, 1997, MR. FELL WAS FLYING HIS CESSNA 188 AG TRUCK PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION IN A SMALL FIELD NEAR JACKSON, NC. THE FIELD IS LOCATED OFF COUNTY ROAD 1311, WEST OF HIGHWAY 158 IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. MR. FELL WAS FLYING A RACETRACK PATTERN OVER THE FIELD. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE FIRST PASS, MR. FELL FLEW UNDER A 40' POWERLINE WHICH WAS LOCATED NEAR THE END OF THE FIELD. ON HIS SECOND PASS, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ONE OF THE WIRES. THE WIRE FIRST STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD AND THEN FOLLOWED THE DEFLECTOR WIRE UP TO THE TAIL. THE WINDSHIELD, WIRE DEFLECTOR, AND THE TOP OF THE TAIL (RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER) WERE DAMAGED. AFTER WIRE STRIKE, MR. FELL ASSESSED HIS DAMAGE AND CONTINUED FLIGHT TO TARBORO AIRPORT LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 30 STATUTE MILES TO THE SOUTH.