ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158086
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 August 2013 |
| Time: | 08:56 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-36-300 Pawnee Brave |
| Owner/operator: | Valley Ag Aerial Services |
| Registration: | N3789E |
| MSN: | 36-7960078 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6675 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-720 AIB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | By Borderland Road, Santa Teresa, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | San Miguel, NM (N/A) |
| San Miguel, NM (N/A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting agricultural spray operations to a small field with obstacles, including a power line, trees, and heavy construction equipment. His pull-up from the spray pass was too late and the airplane struck a tree on the edge of the field. After the tree strike, the pilot maneuvered to a forced landing, during which the airplane cartwheeled. The pilot stated that he regretted accepting the high level of risk involved with spraying the small, tightly confined field. The pilot also stated that his sleep was interrupted many times during the night before the accident, which would have affected both the quality and amount of sleep the pilot obtained during his reported sleep opportunity. The resultant fatigue would have likely affected both the pilot’s decision-making and flying performance on the day of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree at the completion of an agricultural spray run. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to accept a high level of risk to spray a small field bordered by multiple obstacles and his fatigue due to interrupted sleep the night before the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3789E
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2013 19:10 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Aug-2013 19:11 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 09:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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