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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rockwell IN S-2R · Lamesa, TX · October 31, 2010

Date: October 31, 2010 · 13:00 local
Place: Lamesa, TX
Airport: Lamesa Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: WBAG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8039V
Reported as: Rockwell IN S-2R
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 24,000 total7,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N8039VRegistered now · Rockwell International S-2RS/N 2333R · Built 1977 Airframe modelRockwell International S-2R Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On October 31, 2010, N8039V, a Rockwell international S-2R (thrush) hit a powerline during a pull-up while spraying a field. The wire hit midway on the propeller causing minor nicks to the propeller. The wire whipped onto the right wing causing minor dents to the top and bottom of the wing. The wire slid down the leading edge and caught on a seam at the wing tip and tore a two foot section out of the leading edge of the wing tip. The pilot stated trees at the end of the field obstructed his vision of the telephone poles and lines. The pilot flew the aircraft back to Lamesa Municipal Airport without further incident. No injuries were sustained in this event.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 31, 2010, N8039V, A ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S-2R (THRUSH) HIT A POWERLINE DURING A PULL-UP WHILE SPRAYING A FIELD. THE WIRE HIT MIDWAY ON THE PROPELLER CAUSING MINOR NICKS TO THE PROPELLER. THE WIRE WHIPPED ONTO THE RIGHT WING CAUSING MINOR DENTS TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE WING. THE WIRE SLID DOWN THE LEADING EDGE AND CAUGHT ON A SEAM AT THE WING TIP AND TORE A TWO FOOT SECTION OUT OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING TIP. THE PILOT STATED TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD OBSTRUCTED HIS VISION OF THE TELEPHONE POLES AND LINES. THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO LAMESA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED IN THIS EVENT.