- Date
- September 6, 2006, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Anamoose, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8501LPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Fargo, ND, FSDO
- FAA report
- 20060906023449A
- Case key
- 64483
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Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from terrain during the aerial application pass.
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 sustained substantial damage when the airplane contacted terrain during an aerial application pass. The pilot stated, "I came into the field over trees and when I went to level off in the spray pass the airplane wouldn't level and I came into contact with the ground. This knocked the airplane sideways and it spun around and stopped." The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane in reference to the flight.
Factual narrative
The airplane sustained substantial damage when the airplane contacted terrain during an aerial application pass. The pilot stated, "I came into the field over trees and when I went to level off in the spray pass the airplane wouldn't level and I came into contact with the ground. This knocked the airplane sideways and it spun around and stopped." The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane in reference to the flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8501L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-4915
- Airframe hours
- 4,349
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2CS, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Jay Christopher Kurtz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special); Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 2005
- Departed
- Harvey, 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
- 24
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- April 1, 2005
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,450 total · 250 in this make and model · 1,450 as pilot in command · 190 in the last 90 days · 95 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Observed at
- MOT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8501L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.