<< >> NASA ASRS Report 345366, August 1996

A GA agriculture pilot hits electrical wires while on a spray run. There was damage to the spray rig, but not to the aircraft. Cessna 188.

Attributes
ACN	345366
Time
Date	199608
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 9v5
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 40 agl bound upper : 40
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3315 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	345366
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was spraying a field of beans. In the last pass, I hit a rural electric wire. I broke 3 of the 4 wires on the line. The airplane had minor damage to the spray system, but no damage to the airframe and engine. No report was made to the NTSB. Estimated total damage is $500.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GA AGRICULTURE PLT HITS ELECTRICAL WIRES WHILE ON A SPRAY RUN. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE SPRAY RIG, BUT NOT TO THE ACFT. CESSNA 188.

Narrative: I WAS SPRAYING A FIELD OF BEANS. IN THE LAST PASS, I HIT A RURAL ELECTRIC WIRE. I BROKE 3 OF THE 4 WIRES ON THE LINE. THE AIRPLANE HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SPRAY SYS, BUT NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME AND ENG. NO RPT WAS MADE TO THE NTSB. ESTIMATED TOTAL DAMAGE IS $500.

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.