ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217508
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 July 1987 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-36-375 Pawnee Brave |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-PXZ |
| MSN: | 36-7902017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 26km S of Oakey, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Pittsworth, QLD |
| Pittsworth, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The operator of the aircraft had contracted to spray 160 hectares of barley with weed killer. On arrival over the property, the pilot flew an inspection orbit and commenced spraying the first paddock towards some tall trees and a powerline. After this first pass the aircraft was pulled up into a procedure turn before diving steeply over the same obstacles, in the reciprocal direction. When the aircraft was clear of the obstructions, the pilot attempted to level the aircraft for the next spray run. However, the aircraft continued along its established flight path until striking the ground in a pronounced nose high attitude. The impact damaged the propeller, spray booms and landing gear. Chemical sprayed over the windscreen depriving the pilot of forward vision, and he was unable to control the subsequent landing run sufficiently to prevent the aircraft from broadsiding. The aircraft was being operated at a weight in excess of the Agricultural Gross Weight and at a relatively slow airspeed. During the pullout from the dive, the load factor ("G" loading) applied to the aircraft caused an aerodynamic stall. The pilot was unable to effect a recovery at such a low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1987/aair/aair198703485/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/26879/aair198703485.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 June 1982 | ZK-EIZ | S Canterbury Aerial Topdressing Co-op | near Albury, Canterbury |  |
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| 15 March 1983 | ZK-EIZ | S Canterbury Aerial Topdressing Co-op | 0 | near Fairlie, Canterbury | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2018 02:47 | Pineapple | Added |
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