From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was spraying a field east of Twin Falls Idaho. During a spray run the pilot experienced an updraft from a thermal and attempted to correct for it with forward pressure on the stick. The thermal suddenly stopped and the pilot was not able to correct in time and hit the power line. After a quick check of the controls and the engine the pilot returned to the Twin Falls airport. On post flight inspection damage was noted to the prop, pump fan blade, and a guy line fairing.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS SPRAYING A FIELD EAST OF TWIN FALLS IDAHO. DURING A SPRAY RUN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN UPDRAFT FROM A THERMAL AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT FOR IT WITH FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE STICK. THE THERMAL SUDDENLY STOPPED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT IN TIME AND HIT THE POWER LINE. AFTER A QUICK CHECK OF THE CONTROLS AND THE ENGINE THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE TWIN FALLS AIRPORT. ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE PROP, PUMP FAN BLADE, AND A GUY LINE FAIRING.
Other reports on N7502Y · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.