19990729024409I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ayres S2RG10 · Isola, MS · July 29, 1999

Date: July 29, 1999 · 12:20 local
Place: Isola, MS
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N20926
Reported as: Ayres S2RG10
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total1,800 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N20926Registration cancelled Dec 7, 2004 · Ayres S2R-G1S/N G1-110 · Built 1998 Airframe modelAyres S2R-G1 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) While conducting aerial application activities over a cotton crop, aircraft struck and pulled loose two support cables for a 300' communications tower. The pilot stated that he was aware of the tower, but didn't realize the guy wires extended outside the area fenced in. He stated that he didn't see the wires and was only aware of the collision due to the deceleration and rapid yawing of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION ACTIVITIES OVER A COTTON CROP, AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND PULLED LOOSE TWO SUPPORT CABLES FOR A 300' COMMUNICATIONS TOWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE TOWER, BUT DIDN'T REALIZE THE GUY WIRES EXTENDED OUTSIDE THE AREA FENCED IN. HE STATED THAT HE DIDN'T SEE THE WIRES AND WAS ONLY AWARE OF THE COLLISION DUE TO THE DECELERATION AND RAPID YAWING OF THE AIRCRAFT.