20010721019289A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Ayres 600-S2C · Plainfield, WI · July 21, 2001

Date: July 21, 2001 · 10:50 local
Place: Plainfield, WI
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8703V
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI01LA240
Reported as: Ayres 600S2C

N8703VRegistration cancelled Aug 11, 2009 · Snow 600-S2CS/N 1290C · Built 1966 Airframe modelSnow 600-S2C Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(.19) On July 21, 2001, at 1050 central daylight time, a snow 600-S2C, N8703V, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage during an in-flight collision with the terrain following a loss of control while maneuvering near Plainfield, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aerial application flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 137 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot, the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The flight departed bancroft, Wisconsin, at 1035 and was spraying agricultural fungicide at the time of the accident. According to the pilot, while in a turn after a spray-run, the aircraft began to experience aerodynamic buffeting. The pilot reported that he lowered the nose and increased power, but the aircraft stalled and impacted the terrain in a leval attitude. (-23) aircraft stalled in turn.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON JULY 21, 2001, AT 1050 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A SNOW 600-S2C, N8703V, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR PLAINFIELD, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 137 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BANCROFT, WISCONSIN, AT 1035 AND WAS SPRAYING AGRICULTURAL FUNGICIDE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE IN A TURN AFTER A SPRAY-RUN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE AERODYNAMIC BUFFETING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LOWERED THE NOSE AND INCREASED POWER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN A LEVAL ATTITUDE. (-23) AIRCRAFT STALLED IN TURN.

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 CHI01LA240Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlainfield, WIThe pilot not maintaining aircraft control while maneuvering on the aerial application flight. A factor to the accident was the encountered stall/mush at a low altitude.Jul 21, 2001 · Substantial damage