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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RT45RESTD · Erwinville, LA · July 11, 2008

Date: July 11, 2008 · 08:53 local
Place: Erwinville, LA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: TW9G
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2068B
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW08CA182
Reported as: Ayres S2RT45RESTD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 30,000 total7,000 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N2068BRegistered now · Ayres S2R-T45S/N T45-015 Airframe modelAyres S2R-T45

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot stated he was spraying an agriculture field, as he was entering the field he misjudged the power lines. The aircraft main landing gear contacted the upper power cable. When the aircraft main landing gear contacted the cable the left wing dipped and caught the cable. The power cable embedded between the left wingtip and aileron, the pilot was able to maintain the aircraft in upright attitude and kept the aircraft under control as it was forced to the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS SPRAYING AN AGRICULTURE FIELD, AS HE WAS ENTERING THE FIELD HE MISJUDGED THE POWER LINES. THE AIRCRAFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE UPPER POWER CABLE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE CABLE THE LEFT WING DIPPED AND CAUGHT THE CABLE. THE POWER CABLE EMBEDDED BETWEEN THE LEFT WINGTIP AND AILERON, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE AIRCRAFT IN UPRIGHT ATTITUDE AND KEPT THE AIRCRAFT UNDER CONTROL AS IT WAS FORCED TO THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

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