19990612026799I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swrngn S2RG6 · Oakes, ND · June 12, 1999

Date: June 12, 1999 · 10:00 local
Place: Oakes, ND
Airport: Oakes Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N61230
Reported as: Swrngn S2RG6
Reported engine: Garrett TPE331*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,120 total1,491 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

N61230Registered now · Ayres S2R-G5S/N G5-104 · Built 1994 Airframe modelAyres S2R-G5 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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The flight, conducted by the owner/pilot, was operated under 14 CFR part 137. After departing the Oakes, ND airport and conducting aerial application, the pilot returned to the Oakes, ND airport with approximately 300 gallons of chemical/water mixture onboard the aircraft. During the approach to landing in gusty winds, the aircraft settled onto the runway in a hard landing, during which the left main gear collapsed after failing in two separate locations on the gear leg. The manufacturer has designed a new landing gear assembly that is substantially stronger. The owner was unaware of the newly designed and available landing gear until this accident. The new gear is being installed. There were no injuries and there was minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE FLIGHT, CONDUCTED BY THE OWNER/PILOT, WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137. AFTER DEPARTING THE OAKES, ND AIRPORT AND CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE OAKES, ND AIRPORT WITH APPROXIMATELY 300 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL/WATER MIXTURE ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING IN GUSTY WINDS, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY IN A HARD LANDING, DURING WHICH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER FAILING IN TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS ON THE GEAR LEG. THE MANUFACTURER HAS DESIGNED A NEW LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY STRONGER. THE OWNER WAS UNAWARE OF THE NEWLY DESIGNED AND AVAILABLE LANDING GEAR UNTIL THIS ACCIDENT. THE NEW GEAR IS BEING INSTALLED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.