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Ag spraying pilot hits pwrlines wires with the aircraft vertical stabilizer causing minor damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 277532 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199407 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : n06 |
| State Reference | DE |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 277532 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While spraying a field with a pwrline through it, on the last pass underneath the wire, the airplane ballooned up and the vertical stabilizer contacted the pwrline. There was little damage to the stabilizer so I was able to go back to the airport (chorman's airport) and land safely. The wire extends across the whole width of the field so to spray the field the best way it's necessary to go under the wire. Operating under wires is common in this business, but this wire is much lower than most, therefore there is little room for error. The conditions this evening were not the best due to heat and wind, but the former needed it sprayed as soon as possible. Due to conditions and the ht of the wire, this field should have been sprayed in a different manner or sprayed when the conditions were better.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AG SPRAYING PLT HITS PWRLINES WIRES WITH THE ACFT VERT STABILIZER CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
Narrative: WHILE SPRAYING A FIELD WITH A PWRLINE THROUGH IT, ON THE LAST PASS UNDERNEATH THE WIRE, THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED UP AND THE VERT STABILIZER CONTACTED THE PWRLINE. THERE WAS LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE STABILIZER SO I WAS ABLE TO GO BACK TO THE ARPT (CHORMAN'S ARPT) AND LAND SAFELY. THE WIRE EXTENDS ACROSS THE WHOLE WIDTH OF THE FIELD SO TO SPRAY THE FIELD THE BEST WAY IT'S NECESSARY TO GO UNDER THE WIRE. OPERATING UNDER WIRES IS COMMON IN THIS BUSINESS, BUT THIS WIRE IS MUCH LOWER THAN MOST, THEREFORE THERE IS LITTLE ROOM FOR ERROR. THE CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WERE NOT THE BEST DUE TO HEAT AND WIND, BUT THE FORMER NEEDED IT SPRAYED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DUE TO CONDITIONS AND THE HT OF THE WIRE, THIS FIELD SHOULD HAVE BEEN SPRAYED IN A DIFFERENT MANNER OR SPRAYED WHEN THE CONDITIONS WERE BETTER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.