19990328018549I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA25235 · Tulare, CA · March 28, 1999

Date
March 28, 1999 · 08:35 local
Place
Tulare, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N71057
Reported as
Piper PA25235
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total95 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-5) When applying chemical the pilot did not climb rapidly enough to clear power lines that he knew were there. A crash landing ensued that caused the landing gear bolts to be sheared. There was also minor damage to the wing. There were no injuries to the pilot or anyone on the ground. This investigation is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) WHEN APPLYING CHEMICAL THE PILOT DID NOT CLIMB RAPIDLY ENOUGH TO CLEAR POWER LINES THAT HE KNEW WERE THERE. A CRASH LANDING ENSUED THAT CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR BOLTS TO BE SHEARED. THERE WAS ALSO MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR ANYONE ON THE GROUND. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.