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 stated he was on his fifth or sixth spray pass when the electronic equipment used to track spraying operations began to "flicker". He was approaching the power lines at a 45-degree angle. He said he was distracted by the malfunctioning electronics and misjudged the height of the tower.
As a result, the propeller, main landing gear and a main gear tire hit a guy wire at the top of the tower.
Realizing he had struck a wire he returned to the originating airport, Mid-State Airport (kpsb), Philipsburg, PA without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON HIS FIFTH OR SIXTH SPRAY PASS WHEN THE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT USED TO TRACK SPRAYING OPERATIONS BEGAN TO "FLICKER". HE WAS APPROACHING THE POWER LINES AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE. HE SAID HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRONICS AND MISJUDGED THE HEIGHT OF THE TOWER.
AS A RESULT, THE PROPELLER, MAIN LANDING GEAR AND A MAIN GEAR TIRE HIT A GUY WIRE AT THE TOP OF THE TOWER.
REALIZING HE HAD STRUCK A WIRE HE RETURNED TO THE ORIGINATING AIRPORT, MID-STATE AIRPORT (KPSB), PHILIPSBURG, PA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Other reports on N9197F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.