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FAA incident report · Thrush S2R-G10 · Trutant, MI · August 1, 2011

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Date
August 1, 2011 · 08:30 local
Place
Trutant, MI
Airport
Lakewiew
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
9HEG
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N38HA
Reported as
Thrush S2R-G10
Reported engine
Honeywell TPE331-10
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
38,125 total7,125 in this make and model270 in the last 90 days
N38HARegistered now · Thrush S2R-G10S/N G10-170 · Built 2011Airframe modelThrush S2R-G10Engine modelHoneywell TPE331-10Turbo-prop

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What happened

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

While applying fungicide product on a field, pilot privacy data omitted, holder of commercial certificate number privacy data omitted, struck an elevated electrical wire with main landing gear. Pilot was uninjured and there was no damage to aircraft. The aircraft returned to base and reported the wire strike. The pilot said he was headed east while spraying and had the sun in his eyes and did not see the wire, which broke after being struck.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE APPLYING FUNGICIDE PRODUCT ON A FIELD, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STRUCK AN ELEVATED ELECTRICAL WIRE WITH MAIN LANDING GEAR. PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AND REPORTED THE WIRE STRIKE.THE PILOT SAID HE WAS HEADED EAST WHILE SPRAYING AND HAD THE SUN IN HIS EYES AND DID NOT SEE THE WIRE, WHICH BROKE AFTER BEING STRUCK.