ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355485
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| Date: | Monday 28 July 1997 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 188B |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Sky Airspray |
| Registration: | N4864Q |
| MSN: | 18802600T |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5641 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Halstead, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Newton, KS (KTNU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was making a fourth pass on a field during aerial application when he 'failed to initiate a pull-up in time to clear the powerline.' The right main landing gear struck a wire. The wire cutter located on the right landing gear did not sever the wire. The wire broke in two from the force of the impact with the airplane. The wire on the right side of the airplane broke about 30 feet from the airplane. The wire went underneath the empenage and wrapped itself around the left elevator. The left elevator and horizontal stabilizer were being cut in two until the wire on the left side of the aircraft broke. A 75 foot section of wire trailed the airplane as the pilot continued flying. By applying about 40 pounds of forward stick pressure and not dumping the chemical load, he was able to land at Newton, Kansas. The pilot reported that he was fatigued as a result of working approximately 18 hour days the week prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: the pilot failed to maintain adequate clearance from the transmission wires. Factors included the malfunctioning of the wire cutter and pilot fatigue.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97LA228
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 August 1993 | N4864Q | Private | 0 | Buhler, KS | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 12:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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