Thrust S2R agricultural aircraft while spraying struck a sprinkler pipe.

Attributes
ACN	695037
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 17k.airport
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl single value : 12
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 16765 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	695037
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While applying insecticide to wheat; I struck a sprinkler pipe with the landing gear on a thrust S2R. Minimal damage to aircraft. Completed the job and landed safely at 17K and put aircraft in hangar for repair. Sprinkler damage amount unknown at this time. Factors: wind gust; rising terrain. Concern with function of onboard flow computer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THRUST S2R AGRICULTURAL ACFT WHILE SPRAYING STRUCK A SPRINKLER PIPE.

Narrative: WHILE APPLYING INSECTICIDE TO WHEAT; I STRUCK A SPRINKLER PIPE WITH THE LNDG GEAR ON A THRUST S2R. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO ACFT. COMPLETED THE JOB AND LANDED SAFELY AT 17K AND PUT ACFT IN HANGAR FOR REPAIR. SPRINKLER DAMAGE AMOUNT UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. FACTORS: WIND GUST; RISING TERRAIN. CONCERN WITH FUNCTION OF ONBOARD FLOW COMPUTER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.