- Date
- August 10, 1991, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Cleveland, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N45192Air Tractor AT-502
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910810033049A
- Case key
- 32913
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Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue the flight with reduced visual lookout due to a dirty foggy windshield.
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
With the wind at 5 KTS during a spraying operation, the plt was flying a circular pattern to distribute the chemical because it was adhering to the windscreen reducing his visibility. During a spray pass the rt main landing gear wheel separated after collision with an irrigation pipe. The flt diverted to a suitable arpt and the acft was substantially damaged after touchdown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45192
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-502
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 502-0099
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-15AG, 680 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Longwood Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Longwood Flying Service
- Departed
- Trailake, MS
- Airport
- RNV · Cleveland Municipal
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 10,022 total · 940 in this make and model · 9,912 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 110 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GLH, 22 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.