What happened
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Pilot was engaged in aerial application of a corn field at the south/east corner of blythe and harlan near Riverdale, CA. Weather was clear and bright.
While returning to the field for his last run, the pilot stated that he 'lost' the power lines due to the angle of the sun. He thought that he had cleared the lines and felt a bump as the wire was caught by the prop and cut the wire. The ends of the wire caused some damage to both wings, left worse than right. There was no visible damage to the prop other than superficial scratches, no visible damage to the engine.
The lower left wing sustained damage to the skin and leading edge rib directly below the upper wing support. One rib was separated from the spar cap and web. The spar did not receive any visible damage. The lower right wing sustained damage to the upper surface guy wire cap.
The pilot flew to the home strip, approximately 1 mile, after hitting the wire, he did not land at the site of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATION OF A CORN FIELD AT THE SOUTH/EAST CORNER OF BLYTHE AND HARLAN NEAR RIVERDALE, CA. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND BRIGHT.
WHILE RETURNING TO THE FIELD FOR HIS LAST RUN, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE 'LOST' THE POWER LINES DUE TO THE ANGLE OF THE SUN. HE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD CLEARED THE LINES AND FELT A BUMP AS THE WIRE WAS CAUGHT BY THE PROP AND CUT THE WIRE. THE ENDS OF THE WIRE CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, LEFT WORSE THAN RIGHT. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE PROP OTHER THAN SUPERFICIAL SCRATCHES, NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE.
THE LOWER LEFT WING SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE SKIN AND LEADING EDGE RIB DIRECTLY BELOW THE UPPER WING SUPPORT. ONE RIB WAS SEPARATED FROM THE SPAR CAP AND WEB. THE SPAR DID NOT RECEIVE ANY VISIBLE DAMAGE. THE LOWER RIGHT WING SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE UPPER SURFACE GUY WIRE CAP.
THE PILOT FLEW TO THE HOME STRIP, APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE, AFTER HITTING THE WIRE, HE DID NOT LAND AT THE SITE OF THE INCIDENT.
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