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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Plainview, TX · July 8, 1998

Date: July 8, 1998 · 09:00 local
Place: Plainview, TX
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2325G
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA304
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,782 total150 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

N2325GRegistration cancelled Dec 27, 2006 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0370 · Built 1981 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(.4)The airplane's right wing contacted a wire during an aerial application flight near mart, taxas. The pilot stated that he was making the final pass in a field he was spraying. He was flying the airplane adjacent to a "center pivot sprinkler" and adjusted the flight path of the airplane to reman clear of the sprinkler. The airplane cleared the sprinkler and was departing the field at the western edge when the pilot noticed wires. The right wing tip of the airplane contaced the lower wire and continued flying. The pilot flew the airplane to the horan airport, Plainview, Texas, where it landed without futher incident. (-23) pilot reported that he was spraying areas of the field that he missed and on his last pass of touch-up, departing the field, he struck the right wing tip on a power wire. Approximately 21-22 inches of the right wing tip was torn off at the factory spar splice.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING CONTACTED A WIRE DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT NEAR MART, TAXAS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING THE FINAL PASS IN A FIELD HE WAS SPRAYING. HE WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE ADJACENT TO A "CENTER PIVOT SPRINKLER" AND ADJUSTED THE FLIGHT PATH OF THE AIRPLANE TO REMAN CLEAR OF THE SPRINKLER. THE AIRPLANE CLEARED THE SPRINKLER AND WAS DEPARTING THE FIELD AT THE WESTERN EDGE WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED WIRES. THE RIGHT WING TIP OF THE AIRPLANE CONTACED THE LOWER WIRE AND CONTINUED FLYING. THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRPLANE TO THE HORAN AIRPORT, PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT FUTHER INCIDENT. (-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS SPRAYING AREAS OF THE FIELD THAT HE MISSED AND ON HIS LAST PASS OF TOUCH-UP, DEPARTING THE FIELD, HE STRUCK THE RIGHT WING TIP ON A POWER WIRE. APPROXIMATELY 21-22 INCHES OF THE RIGHT WING TIP WAS TORN OFF AT THE FACTORY SPAR SPLICE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA304Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlainview, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during the aerial application flight. A factor was the transmission wire.Jul 8, 1998 · Substantial damage