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Crop dusting pilot hit wire which pulled loose from a building. Pilot attributes fatigue as a factor as well as inattentiveness during initial field survey.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336730 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cfj |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 10 agl bound upper : 10 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 336730 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was making final clean-up pass while spraying wheat field. Observed unseen wire angling out of tree line (approximately 15 ft ahead of tree line). I was already pulling up to miss tree line, so wire just brushed bottom of main tire. Wire then pulled loose from building. Fatigue may be a factor (I flew approximately 24 hours in the previous 3 days). Basic reason for strike: not attentive enough on my part during initial field survey. Other difficult items in field (ie, another wire, house and tall trees) may have been contributing factors.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CROP DUSTING PLT HIT WIRE WHICH PULLED LOOSE FROM A BUILDING. PLT ATTRIBUTES FATIGUE AS A FACTOR AS WELL AS INATTENTIVENESS DURING INITIAL FIELD SURVEY.
Narrative: I WAS MAKING FINAL CLEAN-UP PASS WHILE SPRAYING WHEAT FIELD. OBSERVED UNSEEN WIRE ANGLING OUT OF TREE LINE (APPROX 15 FT AHEAD OF TREE LINE). I WAS ALREADY PULLING UP TO MISS TREE LINE, SO WIRE JUST BRUSHED BOTTOM OF MAIN TIRE. WIRE THEN PULLED LOOSE FROM BUILDING. FATIGUE MAY BE A FACTOR (I FLEW APPROX 24 HRS IN THE PREVIOUS 3 DAYS). BASIC REASON FOR STRIKE: NOT ATTENTIVE ENOUGH ON MY PART DURING INITIAL FIELD SURVEY. OTHER DIFFICULT ITEMS IN FIELD (IE, ANOTHER WIRE, HOUSE AND TALL TREES) MAY HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.