Pilot Debrief

Quest Kodiak 100 near Reedsport, OR — 2010-12-31

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Date
2010-12-31
Location
Reedsport, OR, USA
Aircraft
Quest Kodiak 100
Registration
N702FW
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Maneuvering

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during a low-level aerial observation flight. Contributing to the accident was pilot's failure to review a route hazards map prior to initiating the flight.

NTSB narrative

While flying a low-level waterfowl aerial observation route, the pilot flew into power lines that were strung across a river. While both the pilot and a passenger saw the power lines just before impact, it was too late to take action. Because the pilot normally flew in a different region, and was on temporary assignment in a geographical area that he was not familiar with, he was unaware of the specific hazards along the subject route. He also did not possess a copy of the local area hazards map, although one had been sent to him as part of a multi-attachment email. During a reconnaissance flight prior to the accident, the pilot identified several hazards, but not the wires that he ultimately impacted.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Human factors
First missed decision gate
Pilot did not review the hazards map that included the power lines before the flight.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 2 docket documents
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Docket documents2

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