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Agricultural aircraft pilot reported striking ground equipment during a low level spray pass that caused minor damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1482175 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 1029 Flight Crew Type 15 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
I was asked if I would like to demonstrate a thrush agricultural aircraft for potential buyers. I was given a map showing a few close together fields I could use to make spray passes. While finishing up my last pass; I failed to provide enough clearance between the aircraft and a silage wagon parked near the edge of the field. The aircraft's left landing gear; propeller; and some spray components struck the top of the wagon. I returned to ZZZ and landed safely.I attribute this incident to my own sense of invulnerability. Through that; I was careless in planning and executing a clear departure from the field environment. I had about 5 previous spray passes that were clear on the approach and departure and I allowed myself to fall into a rhythm. Unfortunately; that rhythm didn't allow for clearance of the silage wagon.I have come away from this with many thoughts and feelings. The antidote for impulsivity has rang loud and clear; 'it could happen to me.' it did happen to me; and it could happen to me again! It can also be a lesson to plan each approach and departure from the field before entering the field and stick with the plan.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Agricultural aircraft pilot reported striking ground equipment during a low level spray pass that caused minor damage to the aircraft.
Narrative: I was asked if I would like to demonstrate a Thrush agricultural aircraft for potential buyers. I was given a map showing a few close together fields I could use to make spray passes. While finishing up my last pass; I failed to provide enough clearance between the aircraft and a silage wagon parked near the edge of the field. The aircraft's left landing gear; propeller; and some spray components struck the top of the wagon. I returned to ZZZ and landed safely.I attribute this incident to my own sense of invulnerability. Through that; I was careless in planning and executing a clear departure from the field environment. I had about 5 previous spray passes that were clear on the approach and departure and I allowed myself to fall into a rhythm. Unfortunately; that rhythm didn't allow for clearance of the silage wagon.I have come away from this with many thoughts and feelings. The antidote for impulsivity has rang loud and clear; 'It could happen to me.' It DID happen to me; and it could happen to me again! It can also be a lesson to plan each approach and departure from the field before entering the field and stick with the plan.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.