- Date
- March 26, 1983, 16:30 local (Mar 27, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Waverly, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8809AEagle DW-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830326015509A
- Case key
- 39685
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - uphillFactor
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Weather condition - downdraftFactor
Weather evaluation - inadequateCause
Analysis
The pilot was on an aerial application mission spraying dry fertilizer on an upslope when he encountered a downdraft. Heturned downslope as the acft settled but was unable to prevent ground contact. The acft contacted the soft terrain and nosed over to an inverted position. The winds were 10 to 15 KTS with higher gusts. The pilot was not injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8809A
- Reported as
- Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0053-82
- Airframe hours
- 219
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-M1BD5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Eagle Cropdusting
- Registered owner
- Hans Volker Tritz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 21, 1983 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- WA62 · Spangle, WA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,250 total · 220 in this make and model · 3,200 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 42 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.