ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222924
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| Date: | Monday 11 March 2019 |
| Time: | 09:45 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B Ag Truck |
| Owner/operator: | Nitz Aviação Agrícola |
| Registration: | PR-RVO |
| MSN: | 18802177T |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vale do Rio Pardo, Rio Grande do Sul -
 Brazil
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Vale do Rio Pardo, Rio Grande do Sul |
| Vale do Rio Pardo, Rio Grande do Sul | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft took off from the agricultural airstrip at Santa Isabel Farm, Rio Pardo, at 09:30 UTC, in order to carry out a fungicide application flight in a soybean field.
When aligning on the axis of the next application run, the pilot flew a heading of 095°, with the morning sun in front of him (089° azimuth and 06° elevation).
The perception of the pilot was likely impaired by the glare generated by the position of the sun at that moment and that he was not able to identify the obstacle against which the plane crashed in time to avoid impact.
The fact that the tree had less dense foliage than the two in the application range may have made it difficult to see.
The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot died on the spot.
Contributing factors.
- Flight planning – a contributor.
Despite identifying the obstacles and adopting measures so that the operation in that area was carried out in better operational conditions for the aircraft, the planning did not consider the possibility of restriction of visibility in the time of the intended flight and contributed to the operation taking place in inadequate conditions of visibility ahead.
- Managerial oversight – undetermined.
It is possible that the inadequacies observed in relation to flight preparation and operation risk management were related to inefficient supervision, by the organization's management, of planning and completion of activities in the operational scope.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/geral/noticia/2019/03/piloto-morre-apos-queda-de-aviao-agricola-no-vale-do-rio-pardo-cjt4n303800n201k0usyi6nwn.html
https://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/noticia/2019/03/11/aeronave-agricola-se-choca-contra-arvore-e-piloto-morre-em-rio-pardo.ghtml
http://www.gaz.com.br/conteudos/policia/2019/03/11/141396-aviao_agricola_cai_e_piloto_morre_em_rio_pardo.html.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2019 13:24 | Victor | Added |
| 13-Mar-2019 13:25 | harro | Updated [Cn, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2019 17:57 | cleberjc | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2022 12:50 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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