# Accident 19980821021719A: Ayres S2RR1820, Palmer, AK, August 21, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1998, 20:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: XUAG
- Location: 61.6192° N, 148.9805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6192&lon=-148.9805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123GA-1999-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-R1340 (registry code 0970210, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r1340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1820
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182097
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980821021719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(FROM .19) ACFT CRASHED ON LANDING UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER AERIAL APPLICATION. (FROM .4)  AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON A FARM AIRSTRIP.  THE AIRSTRIP HAD A HIGH STANDING CROP OF BARLEY ADJACENT TO THE AIRSTRIP.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT WING SPRAY BOOM CONTACTED THE CROP, AND THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, THE AILERON, AND WING RIBS.(-23) WINGS ON THE AIRCRAFT ARE WIDER THAN THE RUNWAY WIDTH. WITH THE CROP HIGHER THAN NORMAL, THE SPRAY BOOM DRUG INTO THE CROP AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ROLLING STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT PULLED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND STRUCK THE GROUND HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC98LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA130), Aug 22, 1998: Ayres S2R-1820 (N123GA), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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