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FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Stanton, TX · October 19, 2000

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Date
October 19, 2000 · 11:25 local
Place
Stanton, TX
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
TJPG
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N53211
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW01LA012
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Fatal injuries
0
N53211Registered now · Cessna A188BS/N 18801688TAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On October 19, 2000 at 11:25 am local time a Cessna A188B, N53211 was destroyed after striking a power transmission line and impacted the fround. The pilot had spent 31 minutes spraying this 124 acre cotton field, using east to west passes and avoiding a double set of power transmission lines which ran from the southwest to northeast through the middle of the field. The spotter from the boll weevil erdaication program reported that the a/c was climbing out after completing a final south bound trim pass when the wing clipped the second (south) set of transmission lines, flipped over and crashed about 450 feet south fo the powerlines. The pilot was severly injured, but survived the crash. The GPS ground track show that the pilot had been working on both sides of a double set of power transmission lines that crossed the cotton field he was working. He had planned to fly below the transmission wires, which were 80 feet above the ground, during his final trim pass. The filed is l shaped, missing the southwest quadrant, and required 6 trim passes; the first 3 were south and north passes followed by east to west then finishing with two passes in the north and south directions. Con centrating on flying a complex clean up or trim pattern, he lost track of the obstacles in the field. He passed under only one set of powerlines and forgot the second set was there, the overcast sky did not help provide the contrast to spot those wires.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 19, 2000 AT 11:25 AM LOCAL TIME A CESSNA A188B, N53211 WAS DESTROYED AFTER STRIKING A POWER TRANSMISSION LINE AND IMPACTED THE FROUND. THE PILOT HAD SPENT 31 MINUTES SPRAYING THIS 124 ACRE COTTON FIELD, USING EAST TO WEST PASSES AND AVOIDING A DOUBLE SET OF POWER TRANSMISSION LINES WHICH RAN FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD. THE SPOTTER FROM THE BOLL WEEVIL ERDAICATION PROGRAM REPORTED THAT THE A/C WAS CLIMBING OUT AFTER COMPLETING A FINAL SOUTH BOUND TRIM PASS WHEN THE WING CLIPPED THE SECOND (SOUTH) SET OF TRANSMISSION LINES, FLIPPED OVER AND CRASHED ABOUT 450 FEET SOUTH FO THE POWERLINES. THE PILOT WAS SEVERLY INJURED, BUT SURVIVED THE CRASH. THE GPS GROUND TRACK SHOW THAT THE PILOT HAD BEEN WORKING ON BOTH SIDES OF A DOUBLE SET OF POWER TRANSMISSION LINES THAT CROSSED THE COTTON FIELD HE WAS WORKING. HE HAD PLANNED TO FLY BELOW THE TRANSMISSION WIRES, WHICH WERE 80 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, DURING HIS FINAL TRIM PASS. THE FILED IS L SHAPED, MISSING THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT, AND REQUIRED 6 TRIM PASSES; THE FIRST 3 WERE SOUTH AND NORTH PASSES FOLLOWED BY EAST TO WEST THEN FINISHING WITH TWO PASSES IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH DIRECTIONS. CON CENTRATING ON FLYING A COMPLEX CLEAN UP OR TRIM PATTERN, HE LOST TRACK OF THE OBSTACLES IN THE FIELD. HE PASSED UNDER ONLY ONE SET OF POWERLINES AND FORGOT THE SECOND SET WAS THERE, THE OVERCAST SKY DID NOT HELP PROVIDE THE CONTRAST TO SPOT THOSE WIRES.

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 FTW01LA012Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStanton, TXThe failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with the power lines, while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.Oct 19, 2000 · Destroyed

Other reports on N53211 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19750907030949ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Ft Collins, COPlt ferried acft to wash facility. Lnd in recently disked fld.Sep 7, 1975 · Substantial damage