# Incident 20190808014839I: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B, Monroe, NC, August 8, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2019, 18:00 local time
- Place: Monroe, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4UVG
- Location: 34.9854° N, 80.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9854&lon=-80.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N629EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N629EH-2023-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORP G-164B
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,190 total, 231 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190808014839I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 8, 2019, N629EH WAS CONDUCTING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OF A FIELD UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 IN VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS.  THE PILOT PERFORMED ONE OVERHEAD CIRCLE TO CLEAR THE TWO ADJACENT FIELDS OF ANY OBSTACLES.  THE FIRST FIELD WAS SPRAYED IN AN EAST AND WEST DIRECTION WITH NO ISSUES.  WHEN CONDUCTING THE FIRST PASS ON THE ADJACENT FIELD ON A NORTHERLY HEADING, THE PILOT CLIPPED A POWER LINE.

INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE POWER LINE THAT WAS STRUCK, WAS SET BACK FROM THE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 150' AND NOT ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE IT SET BACK THAT FAR AND EXPECTED IT TO BE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD.

RECOMMENDATIONS:  THE PILOT TOOK FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND UNDERSTOOD HIS ERROR.  AIRMAN COUNSELING RECOMMENDED AND COMPLETED ON AERIAL APPLICATION RISK ASSESSMENTS, DECISION MAKING AND CLEARING THE AREA OF OBSTACLES.

INCIDENT PTRS:  EA68201903477

COUNSELING PTRS:   EA68201903541

## Other reports on N629EH (1)

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

- [Accident 20220726008389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220726008389A), Jul 26, 2022: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B (N629EH), Knox, IN, Destroyed. When: 07/26/2022, 1700Z Where: Knox, Indiana A commercial pilot was operating a Schweizer aircraft corporation G-164B, N629EH, departing from Wheeler Airport…

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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