20010609019509I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-36-285 · Pineisland, NY · June 9, 2001

Date
June 9, 2001 · 06:50 local
Place
Pineisland, NY
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9937P
Reported as
Piper PA36285
Reported engine
Continental 6285*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) During aerial application of economic poisons, pilot did not see overhead electrical wires at end of field. Hit wires with tail wheel, causing minor damage to aircraft and wires.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AERIAL APPLICATION OF ECONOMIC POISONS, PILOT DID NOT SEE OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL WIRES AT END OF FIELD. HIT WIRES WITH TAIL WHEEL, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND WIRES.