20230523004189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2R-G6 · Ulysses, KS · May 23, 2023

Date
May 23, 2023 · 15:55 local
Place
Ulysses, KS
Airport
Ulysses
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
ULYG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4182G
Reported as
Ayres S2R-G6
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
17,300 total4,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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.

PIC hit a zipline while applying agricultural spray to farms. He stated he knew the line was there but temporarily lost situational awareness and thought he missed it, but when he pulled up and leveled the aircraft, he hit the zipline.

As the FAA filed it

PIC HIT A ZIPLINE WHILE APPLYING AGRICULTURAL SPRAY TO FARMS. HE STATED HE KNEW THE LINE WAS THERE BUT TEMPORARILY LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND THOUGHT HE MISSED IT, BUT WHEN HE PULLED UP AND LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT, HE HIT THE ZIPLINE.