ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361213
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| Date: | Sunday 3 October 1993 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T188C |
| Owner/operator: | Longhorn Spraying, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2031J |
| MSN: | T18803336T |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2175 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Deal, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Abernathy, TX (F83) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TO MAKE HIS FIRST PASS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OVER A SET OF POWER LINES THAT HE WAS AWARE OF ON THE SOUTH END OF THE FIELD. HE INITIATED THE PASS BY DIVING INTO THE FIELD OVER THE LINES. AS HE DID SO, HE SAW A SECOND SET OF 30 FOOT HIGH LINES, 291 FEET NORTH OF THE FIRST. HE SUCCESSFULLY WENT UNDER THE SECOND LINES; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE SUPPORT POLES FOR THE SECOND SET OF LINES WERE OBSCURED.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN GROUND CLEARANCE WHILE AVOIDING A POWERLINE. FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SEE A SECOND SET OF POWER LINES PRIOR TO INITIATING THE SPRAYING RUN WAS ALSO A CAUSE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94LA001
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 15:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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