20030614013479I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ayres S2RT34NORMAL · Needham, AR · June 14, 2003

Date: June 14, 2003
Place: Needham, AR
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: ZHUG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4011N
Reported as: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL

N4011NRegistration cancelled Sep 8, 2017 · Ayres S2R-T34S/N 6026 · Built 1979 Airframe modelAyres S2R-T34 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) 06/14/2003, N4011N an ayers-S2-T34 departed ag strip at waldenburg, AR flight was under VMC winds were calm, for ag strip at jonesboro, AR. At approx. 08:20 pilot states as he touched down he experienced an unusually strong pull to the right and was unable to correct. Aircraft skidded across an adjacent dirt strip and entered a field. The resulting slide caused the rt main gear to fold under and a prop strike.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 06/14/2003, N4011N AN AYERS-S2-T34 DEPARTED AG STRIP AT WALDENBURG, AR FLIGHT WAS UNDER VMC WINDS WERE CALM, FOR AG STRIP AT JONESBORO, AR. AT APPROX. 08:20 PILOT STATES AS HE TOUCHED DOWN HE EXPERIENCED AN UNUSUALLY STRONG PULL TO THE RIGHT AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ACROSS AN ADJACENT DIRT STRIP AND ENTERED A FIELD. THE RESULTING SLIDE CAUSED THE RT MAIN GEAR TO FOLD UNDER AND A PROP STRIKE.