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FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Seminole, TX · November 3, 1999

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Date
November 3, 1999 · 14:10 local
Place
Seminole, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N72062
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW00LA024
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total2,000 in this make and model276 in the last 90 days
N72062Registration cancelled Jun 26, 2000 · Cessna A188BS/N 18801942TAirframe modelCessna A188B

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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 agricultural airplane collided with two powerlines suspended approximately 20 feet above cotton fields in a north-south direction. The pilot reported that he was in the process of aligning the satloc equipped airplane for the first pass on the 320-acre field that he intended to spray. The pilot was on a westerly heading 'over a brownish colored matured cotton field and he never saw the dull aluminum wires' that the airplane collided with. The pilot added that the two electrical wires were severed after impacting the top of the windshield, the upper portion of the vertical stabilizer, and the rudder assembly. The rudder assembly was partially ripped from its mounts and jammed 'in a marked right rudder deflection.' After flying through the powerlines, the pilot attempted to continue straight ahead on a westerly heading; however, the rudder was pulling the airplane into a right turn, which he could not control with full opposite aileron. The pilot stated that when he could no longer maintain control of the airplane, he extended the flaps and 'crashed into a cotton field in a right wing low attitude.' (-23)on November 3, 1999, Mr. Glenn filler a commerical rated pilot with a certificate number of 5502423312, was involved in a aircraft accident of a Cessna A188B, N72062, while applying chemicals to cotton fields. This aircraft was being operated for addison aerial spraying service out of Seminole Texas. At approximately 1410 CDT, this aircraft collided with the terrain due to upper rudder and horizontal tail separation when striking a power line. This accident subsequently destroyed this aircraft when all rudder control system was lost, while maneuvering around cotton fields approximately ten miles north west of Seminole Texas. This flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 137 flight rules, when it impacted the ground. There was approximately 25 gallons of herbicide aboard at the time of this accident, and no flight plan was on file with the FAA.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TWO POWERLINES SUSPENDED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE COTTON FIELDS IN A NORTH-SOUTH DIRECTION. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ALIGNING THE SATLOC EQUIPPED AIRPLANE FOR THE FIRST PASS ON THE 320-ACRE FIELD THAT HE INTENDED TO SPRAY. THE PILOT WAS ON A WESTERLY HEADING 'OVER A BROWNISH COLORED MATURED COTTON FIELD AND HE NEVER SAW THE DULL ALUMINUM WIRES' THAT THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH. THE PILOT ADDED THAT THE TWO ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE SEVERED AFTER IMPACTING THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD, THE UPPER PORTION OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND THE RUDDER ASSEMBLY. THE RUDDER ASSEMBLY WAS PARTIALLY RIPPED FROM ITS MOUNTS AND JAMMED 'IN A MARKED RIGHT RUDDER DEFLECTION.' AFTER FLYING THROUGH THE POWERLINES, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD ON A WESTERLY HEADING; HOWEVER, THE RUDDER WAS PULLING THE AIRPLANE INTO A RIGHT TURN, WHICH HE COULD NOT CONTROL WITH FULL OPPOSITE AILERON. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE COULD NO LONGER MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, HE EXTENDED THE FLAPS AND 'CRASHED INTO A COTTON FIELD IN A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE.' (-23)ON NOVEMBER 3, 1999, MR. GLENN FILLER A COMMERICAL RATED PILOT WITH A CERTIFICATE NUMBER OF 5502423312, WAS INVOLVED IN A AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OF A CESSNA A188B, N72062, WHILE APPLYING CHEMICALS TO COTTON FIELDS. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR ADDISON AERIAL SPRAYING SERVICE OUT OF SEMINOLE TEXAS. AT APPROXIMATELY 1410 CDT, THIS AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DUE TO UPPER RUDDER AND HORIZONTAL TAIL SEPARATION WHEN STRIKING A POWER LINE. THIS ACCIDENT SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED THIS AIRCRAFT WHEN ALL RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM WAS LOST, WHILE MANEUVERING AROUND COTTON FIELDS APPROXIMATELY TEN MILES NORTH WEST OF SEMINOLE TEXAS. THIS FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT RULES, WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 GALLONS OF HERBICIDE ABOARD AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE WITH THE FAA.

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 FTW00LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSeminole, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the powerlines.Nov 3, 1999 · Substantial damage

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