What happened
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(.19) On September 5, 1999, at 0930 central daylight time, a Cessna 188B agricultural airplane, was substantially damaged when it impacted a telephone pole while maneuvering near Randalette, OK. The airplane was registered to and operated by abernathy spraying service, inc., of tipton, OK. The airline transport rated pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 137 aerial application flight. The local flight originated from the tipton jmunicipal airport, tipton, OK at 0845. According to the pilot, he was spraying a field 20 nautical miles north of lawton, OK, with malathion, a chemical used for the eradication of boll weevils. The pilot was maneuvering the airplane in a left bank towards the east, when the sun "blinded him". Subsequently, the right wing of the airplane contacted a telephone pole. The airplane impacted the ground and slide approx 150 feet, coming to rest inverted on a southerly heading. The operator reported that the right wing separated from the airplane at the wing root. He added that the engines mount separated from the airframe, and the propeller sepa rated from the crankshaft. (.4)the airplane's right wing contacted a telephone pole when the pilot was blinded by the sun, while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. According to the pilot, the airplane was in a left bank turning towards the east, when the sun 'blinded him.' He added that as he was 'watching thru the satloc, [he] saw one pole pass under [the] right wing, then one under [the] left, so [he] pushed down.' Subsequently, the right wing contacted a third telephone pole, and the airplane impacted the ground and came to rest inverted. (-23)the pilot was doing aerial spraying when he maneuvered the airplane in a left bank toward the east and was blinded by the sun. Subsequently, the right wing of the airplane struck a telephone pole. The aircraft impacted the ground and came to rest inverted. The right wing separated from the airplane at the wing root, the engine mount separated form the airframe and the propeller separated from the crankshaft.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1999, AT 0930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 188B AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR RANDALETTE, OK. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY ABERNATHY SPRAYING SERVICE, INC., OF TIPTON, OK. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE TIPTON JMUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TIPTON, OK AT 0845. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS SPRAYING A FIELD 20 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF LAWTON, OK, WITH MALATHION, A CHEMICAL USED FOR THE ERADICATION OF BOLL WEEVILS. THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING THE AIRPLANE IN A LEFT BANK TOWARDS THE EAST, WHEN THE SUN "BLINDED HIM". SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SLIDE APPROX 150 FEET, COMING TO REST INVERTED ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE AT THE WING ROOT. HE ADDED THAT THE ENGINES MOUNT SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME, AND THE PROPELLER SEPA RATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT. (.4)THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING CONTACTED A TELEPHONE POLE WHEN THE PILOT WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN, WHILE MANEUVERING DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A LEFT BANK TURNING TOWARDS THE EAST, WHEN THE SUN 'BLINDED HIM.' HE ADDED THAT AS HE WAS 'WATCHING THRU THE SATLOC, [HE] SAW ONE POLE PASS UNDER [THE] RIGHT WING, THEN ONE UNDER [THE] LEFT, SO [HE] PUSHED DOWN.' SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A THIRD TELEPHONE POLE, AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. (-23)THE PILOT WAS DOING AERIAL SPRAYING WHEN HE MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE IN A LEFT BANK TOWARD THE EAST AND WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE AT THE WING ROOT, THE ENGINE MOUNT SEPARATED FORM THE AIRFRAME AND THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT.
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