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An agricultural aircraft pilot struck a power line while spraying. Pilot claims that the wire was camouflaged by trees.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 303350 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gbd |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 20 agl bound upper : 20 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Other |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 303350 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was spraying (aerial application) an alfalfa field on the above date, while I was making my last pass, I struck a power line as I was pulling out of the field. This wire led out to an abandoned farm house and the wire blended in with trees around the immediate area therefore was virtually invisible. A local farmer that drives this area daily, and has for yrs said he has never seen that wire either. Due to the camouflage effect the wire has with trees for a back drop. To prevent this from happening again I believe the pilot should drive out to the field to check for obstacles before performing an aerial application.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AGRICULTURAL ACFT PLT STRUCK A PWR LINE WHILE SPRAYING. PLT CLAIMS THAT THE WIRE WAS CAMOUFLAGED BY TREES.
Narrative: I WAS SPRAYING (AERIAL APPLICATION) AN ALFALFA FIELD ON THE ABOVE DATE, WHILE I WAS MAKING MY LAST PASS, I STRUCK A PWR LINE AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE FIELD. THIS WIRE LED OUT TO AN ABANDONED FARM HOUSE AND THE WIRE BLENDED IN WITH TREES AROUND THE IMMEDIATE AREA THEREFORE WAS VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE. A LCL FARMER THAT DRIVES THIS AREA DAILY, AND HAS FOR YRS SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN THAT WIRE EITHER. DUE TO THE CAMOUFLAGE EFFECT THE WIRE HAS WITH TREES FOR A BACK DROP. TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN I BELIEVE THE PLT SHOULD DRIVE OUT TO THE FIELD TO CHK FOR OBSTACLES BEFORE PERFORMING AN AERIAL APPLICATION.
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.