ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205646
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| Date: | Thursday 21 June 1990 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-OMA |
| MSN: | 25-7405792 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 15km NW of Tumby Bay, SA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Tumby Bay, SA |
| Tumby Bay, SA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was engaged in an agricultural spraying operation in a paddock with trees and a powerline at the southern end. The pilot was making a low level pass towards the south when he could not remember the exact location of the powerline. When the line became visible, the pilot realised he would be unable to fly over it and elected to fly through the trees and beneath the line. During this procedure, the right wing collided with a tree, causing the aircraft to yaw and the rudder to strike the powerline. The pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and force-landed in an adjacent paddock.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1990/aair/aair199000010/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/32295/aair199000010.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2018 08:07 | Pineapple | Added |
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