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Reporter pilot, en route for agricultural spraying, saw automatic accident in the vicinity of his operations fields. He took some precautions in planning his turn directions away from the scene, but he was spraying insecticide and later discovered that the law officers were concerned about the spraying in proximity to the accident scene.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341536 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cjj |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| 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 | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 341536 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While en route to conduct a part 137 aerial application job, I overflew an automatic accident scene, at more than 500 ft AGL. I was in the area of fields I was about to spread insecticide on, when the event occurred. There were 3 fields just to the north of the accident scene that I was tasked to dust. I was in the process of inspecting these fields when I noticed there had been an automatic accident and several police cars were there as well as an ambulance and a helicopter (which was not running). I immediately vacated the area and began dusting the fields, purposely making all turns away from the accident and never overflying it again. There were no close encounters with any objects or persons on the ground, but I was informed later that the law enforcement on the scene were concerned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR PLT, ENRTE FOR AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING, SAW AUTO ACCIDENT IN THE VICINITY OF HIS OPS FIELDS. HE TOOK SOME PRECAUTIONS IN PLANNING HIS TURN DIRECTIONS AWAY FROM THE SCENE, BUT HE WAS SPRAYING INSECTICIDE AND LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE LAW OFFICERS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPRAYING IN PROX TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE.
Narrative: WHILE ENRTE TO CONDUCT A PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION JOB, I OVERFLEW AN AUTO ACCIDENT SCENE, AT MORE THAN 500 FT AGL. I WAS IN THE AREA OF FIELDS I WAS ABOUT TO SPREAD INSECTICIDE ON, WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. THERE WERE 3 FIELDS JUST TO THE N OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE THAT I WAS TASKED TO DUST. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSPECTING THESE FIELDS WHEN I NOTICED THERE HAD BEEN AN AUTO ACCIDENT AND SEVERAL POLICE CARS WERE THERE AS WELL AS AN AMBULANCE AND A HELI (WHICH WAS NOT RUNNING). I IMMEDIATELY VACATED THE AREA AND BEGAN DUSTING THE FIELDS, PURPOSELY MAKING ALL TURNS AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT AND NEVER OVERFLYING IT AGAIN. THERE WERE NO CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH ANY OBJECTS OR PERSONS ON THE GND, BUT I WAS INFORMED LATER THAT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ON THE SCENE WERE CONCERNED.
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.