# Incident 20090620009979I: Piper PA36300, Dyer, AR, June 20, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2009, 08:30 local time
- Place: Dyer, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: G47G
- Location: 35.4944° N, 94.1388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dyer, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4944&lon=-94.1388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4329F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4329F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-300 (registry code 7103612, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36300
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,775 total, 10,750 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090620009979I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)  THE PILOT OF N4329F ON THE MORNING OF SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2009 WAS TREATING A FIELD JUST OUTSIDE OF DYER, AR WITH HERBICIDE.  HE STATED HE HAD TREATED THE FIELD BEFORE AND WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE POWERLINES THAT RUN ACROSS THE FIELD.  HIS PLAN WAS TO FLY UNDER THE LINES WHILE SPRAYING, BUT AS HE GOT CLOSE HE NOTICED THE BOTTOM LINE WAS SAGGING.  HE MANUEVERED TO MISS THE LINES, BUT THE PROPELLER TIP CUT THE LINES, THE SEVERED POWERLINES STRUCK THE LEFT WING TIP THEREBY CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE WINGTIP AND ASSOCIATED FIBERGLASS PANELS.  WHILE ASSESSING THE SITUATION AND THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WHILE STILL IN THE AIR, HE DECIDED TO FLY BACK TO HIS HOME BASE IN WEBBERS FALLS, OK.  HE LANDED IN WEBBERS FALLS, OK WITHOUT INCURRING ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N4329F (1)

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

- [Incident 20020902024139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020902024139I), Sep 2, 2002: Piper PA36300 (N4329F), Tucker, OK, Minor damage. (-23) While turning to make a trim pass with 4 to 5 gallons of chemical remaining the pilot noticed a decrease in power. The pilot made an emergency landing…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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