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FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Idahofalls, ID · July 4, 2002

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Date
July 4, 2002 · 07:30 local
Place
Idahofalls, ID
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
HNBG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3165A
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total6,000 in this make and model145 in the last 90 days
N3165ARegistered now · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0544 · Built 1984Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was conducting spray operations flying under powerlines. Pilot forgot about the existance of this particular set of lines. Flew under them and misjudged his height contacting the wire strike protection bar on the canopy with the wire. The wire ran back the wire strike protection cable but dented the upper leading edge of the vertical stabilizer approximately two inches deep.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SPRAY OPERATIONS FLYING UNDER POWERLINES. PILOT FORGOT ABOUT THE EXISTANCE OF THIS PARTICULAR SET OF LINES. FLEW UNDER THEM AND MISJUDGED HIS HEIGHT CONTACTING THE WIRE STRIKE PROTECTION BAR ON THE CANOPY WITH THE WIRE. THE WIRE RAN BACK THE WIRE STRIKE PROTECTION CABLE BUT DENTED THE UPPER LEADING EDGE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES DEEP.

Other reports on N3165A · 1

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

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