Piper PA-36-285 N57706

Summary

On 29 July 2010 at about 17:50 local time, a Piper PA-36-285 registered N57706, operated by Bertrand Spraying LLC, was involved in an accident near Petersburg, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 July 2010 at 17:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Petersburg, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Private

Coordinates

33.8736, -101.5419

Aircraft

Piper PA-36-285

Registration

N57706

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bertrand Spraying LLC

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Petersburg → Floydada

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA454

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a signpost during an aerial application flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during an agricultural aerial application pass underneath electrical wires, the airplane’s right main landing gear collided with a signpost and was "torn off." The pilot then flew the airplane back to his base of operations. During the landing, without the right main landing gear, the right wing impacted the ground. The airplane spun around 180 degrees before coming to rest in the upright position. The pilot was not injured; however, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing during the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.