ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153313
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| Date: | Friday 15 February 2013 |
| Time: | 17:10 |
| Type: | WSK PZL Mielec M-18A Turbine Dromader |
| Owner/operator: | Riceland Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N4305D |
| MSN: | 1Z022-19 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6999 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South of Jennings, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Jennings, LA |
| Jennings, LA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting aerial application activities to the southeast of the airport. After the pilot finished spraying a field with a radio tower located in the northwest corner, the airplane struck the tower’s guy wires. Although the tower was marked, the guy wires were not nor were they required to be marked. The tower was also depicted on the relevant aeronautical sectional chart. An examination of the airframe, engine, and related systems revealed no malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the reported weather conditions were scattered clouds at 7,000 feet with the sun setting and visibility greater than 10 miles. It is unknown the extent that the clouds may have obscured the guy wires. The setting sun should have been behind the pilot during his pass and therefore not a factor. Based on the available evidence, it is likely the pilot lost track of the tower’s location relative to his and did not notice the guy wires in time to avoid a collision.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with guy wires during an aerial application flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2013 01:21 | slowkid | Added |
| 16-Feb-2013 10:26 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 19-Feb-2013 13:19 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2021 12:58 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-Jul-2022 15:23 | rvargast17 | Updated [Damage] |
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