ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240887
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| Date: | Thursday 3 September 2020 |
| Time: | 08:46 LT |
| Type: |  Thrush S2R-H80 Turbo Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Dawson Brothers Spraying Service Inc |
| Registration: | N30529 |
| MSN: | H80-108 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2884 hours |
| Engine model: | General Electric H80-100 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Hawkinsville, GA (KPVT) |
| Hawkinsville, GA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot reported that, while spraying a field during his first agricultural application flight, he flew the airplane over the field east and west and was blinded by the sun. For the next application, he decided to fly north and south over the field, so the sun was not in his eyes. The airplane was operating normally, and he finished spraying the field. He remembered that he was supposed to spray another field to the east, but he could not remember anything after that. The airplane was found resting in the field. The airplane and a 150-ft-tall antenna tower located on the east edge of the field were substantially damaged, and a portion of the tower structure was found entangled with the right wing. The pilot was seriously injured. Review of astronomical data indicated that the sun at the time of the accident in relation to the tower location was almost due east. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an antenna tower while maneuvering during an agricultural application flight while flying directly toward the sun.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20LA306
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=30529
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2020 16:02 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Sep-2020 16:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2020 16:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2020 21:00 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 04-Sep-2020 06:15 | harro | Updated [Damage] |
| 04-Sep-2020 07:36 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 05-Sep-2020 05:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 02-Mar-2021 17:56 | rudy | Updated [[Aircraft type, Source]] |
| 07-May-2021 12:00 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2022 18:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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