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July 31, 2005 · Allied Ag Cat Productions G-164A · N8951H

Trufant, MI

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
July 31, 2005
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Trufant, MI
Aircraft
Allied Ag Cat Productions G-164A
Tail Number
N8951H
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
CHI05CA207

The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with an object and a field during an aerial application maneuver. The pilot stated, "The contributing factor or cause of the accident was the aircraft was flying into the sun at 8:00 AM in the morning making visibility bad. The reason for flying into the east sun was to avoid flying directly at a house. [A] pivot was the object struck causing damage enough to constitute landing in the potato field adjoining the field being sprayed."

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and not maintaining clearance from the watering pivot during the aerial application maneuver and the unsuitable terrain he encountered during the emergency landing. A factor was the sunglare encountered.

Full Narrative

On July 31, 2005, about 0800 eastern daylight time, an Allied Ag Cat Productions, Inc. G-164A airplane, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with an object and a field near Trufant, Michigan, during an aerial application maneuver. The flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot reported no injuries. The local flight departed from the Lakeview Airport-Griffith Field, near Lakeview, Michigan, about 0730. The pilot's accident report stated: Ag-aircraft was spraying potato field, making end of the field pass, 2 pivots (watering system) were setting perpendicular with the line of flight, the contributing factor or cause of the accident was the aircraft was flying into the sun at 8:00 AM in the morning making visibility bad. The reason for flying into the east sun was to avoid flying directly at a house. And the second pivot was the object struck causing damage enough to constitute landing in the potato field adjoining the field being sprayed. The United States Naval Observatory showed the altitude and azimuth of the sun as: [hour:minute] Altitude Azimuth(E of N) [degrees] [degrees] ... 07:15 17.2 80.8 07:30 19.9 83.2 07:45 22.7 85.6 08:00 25.5 88.0 08:15 28.2 90.6

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time08:00 EDT
Nearest Airport0nm
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftAllied Ag Cat Productions G-164A
Tail NumberN8951H
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 137
Engines1
Engine TypeTurboprop
Engine DetailsPratt & Whitney · PT6-20 · Turboprop · 550
Seats1

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 42 · Second Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind180° @ 5 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 22000 ft
Temperature / Dew Point68 F / 61 F
Altimeter30.21 inHg
Observation Time11:56
Weather SourceWFAC

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