ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147360
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| Date: | Thursday 2 August 2012 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-260 Pawnee D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6802L |
| MSN: | 25-7405659 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alexander woods, off Brookville Road, Alexander, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Batavia, NY (GVQ) |
| Batavia, NY (GVQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while spraying a cornfield, he saw two wires that he did not know were there. When the pilot saw the wires, the airplane was too close to the wires to climb over them. He then flew under the wires; however, the airplane impacted rolling terrain below the wires, bounced into the air, stalled, and came to rest in trees adjacent to the field. Examination of the wreckage revealed substantial damage to both wing spars. The pilot did not report any preimpact mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain altitude during aerial application, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/news/article_7746514e-dcb0-11e1-8d99-001a4bcf887a.html_
http://web.archive.org/web/20120806035236/http://www.wivb.com:80/dpp/news/genesee/crop-dusting-plane-crashes-hits-trees
http://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/07_6802L.txt
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6802L
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2012 00:27 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Aug-2012 09:06 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2012 09:48 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 13:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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