ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215113
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| Date: | Monday 18 November 1985 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-36-375 Pawnee Brave |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-JND |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Benerembah, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | YGTH |
| YGTH | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was carrying out the first spraying run in the particular paddock. Towards the end of the run he was distracted when a large flock of birds suddenly flew up in front of the aircraft. The pilot descended in order to fly under the birds, but temporarily forgot that there was a power line in the vicinity. As he pulled up at the end of the run, the main gear snagged the wire. The wire cutters fitted to the gear did not sever the wire and the aircraft subsequently struck the ground 82 metres beyond the run of the power line.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1985/aair/aair198502565/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/33343/aair198502565.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2018 11:23 | Pineapple | Added |
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