- Date
- July 14, 2001, 13:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- Langdon, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9900PPiper PA-36-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 2002
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA
- FAA report
- 20010714017169A
- Case key
- 52724
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Probable cause
the pilot stalled the airplane while manuevering to avoid the power lines. A factor was the power lines.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane impacted a muddy field after maneuvering to avoid power lines. The pilot reported that on his first run he had 200 gallons of chemicals and 60 gallons of fuel. The pilot reported, "I took off from the airport and went around town. When I was com[m]ing up to a set of power lines I hit an air pocket and didn't have enough altitude to clear the lines so I turned to the east and hit the ground." The pilot reported the airplane did not have a mechanical malfunction.
Factual narrative
On July 14, 2001, at 1340 central daylight time, a Piper PA-36-300, N9900P, sustained substantial damage when the airplane impacted a muddy field near Langdon, North Dakota. The agricultural flight was operating under the provisions of the 14 CFR Part 137 and was not on a flight plan. The commercial pilot was not injured. The aerial application flight departed at 1330 from a private airstrip near Langdon, North Dakota.
The pilot reported that on his first run he had 200 gallons of chemicals and 60 gallons of fuel. The pilot reported, "I took off from the airport and went around town. When I was com[m]ing up to a set of power lines I hit an air pocket and didn't have enough altitude to clear the lines so I turned to the east and hit the ground." The pilot reported the airplane did not have a mechanical malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9900P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36-7560002
- Airframe hours
- 2,391
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Kevin Boe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 10, 2001 · 117 hours before
- Departed
- Langdon, ND
- Destination
- Langdon, ND
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Last flight review
- May 17, 2000
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 395 total · 113 in this make and model · 323 as pilot in command · 1,230 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.87 inHg
- Observed at
- GFK, 70 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.