ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280770
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| Date: | Thursday 21 July 2022 |
| Time: | 06:15 LT |
| Type: |  Ayers S-2R-T65 Dual Cockpit Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9899 |
| MSN: | T65010DC |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6-65 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wyman, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Wyman / Washington, IA |
| Wyman / Washington, IA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while conducting agricultural spraying operations he first circled the field to be sprayed and noted a windmill at the south end of the field. He started to spray the field and when conducting a spray pass lined up with the windmill, he pulled up to clear the windmill, but encountered a 'pocket of dead air' which resulted in the airplane hitting the windmill. The pilot returned to the airport and upon landing the airplane's left main landing gear collapsed and the airplane went off the side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane before the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot not maintaining sufficient altitude to clear an obstruction during the aerial application flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA371
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9899
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2022 14:47 | AgOps | Added |
| 25-Jul-2022 14:47 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Oct-2022 11:52 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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