ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140279
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| Date: | 02-NOV-2011 |
| Time: | 12:50 |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Faunce Aviation Llc |
| Registration: | N1206S |
| MSN: | 2470R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kahlotus, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Kahlotus, WA |
| Kahlotus, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting an aerial application flight; he had just completed an application and was proceeding to another nearby field. He diverted his attention to reprogram the cockpit global positioning system (GPS) receiver and failed to retrim the airplane with nose-up trim. While the pilot was reprogramming the GPS receiver, the airplane entered a shallow descent and impacted the top of a small hill.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the ground due to his distraction with programming a global positioning system receiver.
Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20111102X13005&key=1
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=1206S&x=19&y=13
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2011 09:31 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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