Thrush S2R N127PB

Summary

On 23 June 2016 at about 11:40 local time, a Thrush S2R registered N127PB, operated by Wilbur Ellis Co., was involved in an accident near Lazbuddie, 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

23 June 2016 at 11:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Lazbuddie, Texas, United States

Coordinates

34.4564, -102.5561

Aircraft

Thrush S2R

Registration

N127PB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2009

Engines

1

Operator

Wilbur Ellis Co.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

GAA16CA332

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to avoid the metering loop pole during an aerial application.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that on his first spray pass of a cornfield during an aerial application, he misjudged the distance of the airplane to a metering loop pole. The right wing of the airplane impacted the metering loop pole, which resulted in damage to the right wing. The pilot further reported that he decided to land to evaluate the damage and that the subsequent landing was uneventful. The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.