ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354084
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 July 1998 |
| Time: | 08:15 LT |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R-T331 Turbo Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Inland Crop Dusters Inc. |
| Registration: | N8960Q |
| MSN: | 2450R |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5244 hours |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331-6-252M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shafter, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | , CA (KMIT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane collided with an irrigation standpipe while applying chemicals to a field. The pilot stated that this was the last pass over the cotton field in an easterly direction. The sun had just risen and was reflecting off a clear plastic crop cover located next to the standpipe and the glare made it difficult to see straight ahead. The pilot stated that he saw the standpipe at the last minute and attempted to maneuver around it by pulling the aircraft up. After colliding with the standpipe, he made an emergency landing and came to rest inverted. No mechanical anomalies were noted with the aircraft. According to a computer generated Sun/Moon astrological program, the magnetic bearing to the sun was 60.7 degrees, and it was approximately 14.4 degrees above the horizon.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from the irrigation standpipe due to glare from the rising sun.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX98LA238
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 November 2021 | N8960Q | Inland Cropdusters Inc | 1 | near Shafter-Minter Field Airport (MIT/KMIT), Shafter, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 18:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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