ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296587
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 September 2002 |
| Time: | 16:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 188B |
| Owner/operator: | Wayne Aerial Crop Spraying |
| Registration: | N21689 |
| MSN: | 18800960 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pikesville, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport, NC (KGWW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was contracted to spray the Wayne Company Wildlife Club Pond which was dry and he surveyed the area on the day of the accident noting obstacles around the lake. After surveying the area he returned to where the airplane was based, loaded chemicals into the hopper tank, and departed. He reported that he sprayed all the big parts of the lake and proceeded to spray all the small parts of the lake (bends, coves, etc). While he was spraying one of the coves, he observed just before impact a 1/4 inch diameter cable that was stretched across the coves; the cable was approximately 15-20 feet above ground level. The tail wheel of the airplane collided with the cable which separated from one of the ends where it was connected to a tree. The flight continued and the cable wrapped around the tail damaging the elevator flight controls, vertical stabilizer, and right elevator. The flight continued and the airplane crashed in a corn field. The pilot advised the FAA inspector that there was no airframe or engine malfunction prior to the cable strike. Examination of the accident site and the airplane by the FAA inspector revealed that the airplane collided with a .250 inch diameter unmarked cable that stretched between two trees of the southeast cove; the cable remained secured to one of the trees. Examination of the airplane revealed that the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator were separated, and the forward spar of the vertical stabilizer was fractured. The rear spar of the vertical stabilizer was not fractured.
Probable Cause: The inability of the pilot to see the .250 inch diameter unmarked cable resulting in the in-flight collision with the cable and substantial damage to the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA02CA174
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 08:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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