Aviation Accident Summary FTW83LA446

NAPOLEONVILLE, LA, USA

Aircraft #1

N8890Q

AERO COMMANDER S2R

Analysis

THE ACFT DRAGGED A WING IN THE SUGARCANE CROP DURING A START OF A SWATH RUN. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR THE PLT WAS LOOKING AT A MAP AS HE APPROACHED THE RUN. AFTER THE WING DRAGGED THE ACFT YAWED 90 DEGREES AND SETTLED INTO THE CROP. THE ENGINE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT AS IT SLID TO A STOP.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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