20050714034132A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RT15NORMAL · Mer Rouge, LA · July 14, 2005

Date: July 14, 2005 · 16:30 local
Place: Mer Rouge, LA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: SDYG
Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3098R
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05LA182
Reported as: Ayres S2RT15NORMAL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,300 total900 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N3098RRegistration cancelled Nov 3, 2006 · Ayres S2R-T15S/N T15-022 · Built 1990 Airframe modelAyres S2R-T15 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot ^privac^ was northbound, returning to base, communicating with another company plane working a field approximately 1 mile in front of him. He was unaware that pilot ^privac^ was spraying the field beneath him and did not see him until immediately before impact. Due to the sun in his eyes and haze, pilot ^privac^ did not see the plane until he pulled up at the end of a row. Pilot ^privac^ attempted to roll the plane to the left. Pilot ^privac^ struck the outer one-third of the right wing of the northbound plane.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ^PRIVAC^ WAS NORTHBOUND, RETURNING TO BASE, COMMUNICATING WITH ANOTHER COMPANY PLANE WORKING A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE IN FRONT OF HIM. HE WAS UNAWARE THAT PILOT ^PRIVAC^ WAS SPRAYING THE FIELD BENEATH HIM AND DID NOT SEE HIM UNTIL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IMPACT. DUE TO THE SUN IN HIS EYES AND HAZE, PILOT ^PRIVAC^ DID NOT SEE THE PLANE UNTIL HE PULLED UP AT THE END OF A ROW. PILOT ^PRIVAC^ ATTEMPTED TO ROLL THE PLANE TO THE LEFT. PILOT ^PRIVAC^ STRUCK THE OUTER ONE-THIRD OF THE RIGHT WING OF THE NORTHBOUND PLANE.

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 DFW05LA182Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBonita, LAThe failure of the pilot to maintain adequate visual lookout, which resulted in a midair collision.Jul 14, 2005 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N61220Ayres S2RT34NORMALAccident 20050714034131A · Substantial damage