20040311003659A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S-2R · Los Banos, CA · March 11, 2004

Date: March 11, 2004
Place: Los Banos, CA
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: ZT8G
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8930Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX04CA154
Reported as: Ayres S2R
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,000 total18,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N8930QRegistered now · Ayres S-2RS/N 2443R · Built 1978 Airframe modelAyres S-2R Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was taking off from an agricultural airstrip that was facing the sun at sunset and the pilot's forward vision was obstructed from the sunset. Loss of directional control to the left caused the airplane landing gear to go into soft dirt and flip the airplane over. Substantial damage to the left wing and canopy. VFR conditions prevailed and the pilot received minor injury to the face.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FROM AN AGRICULTURAL AIRSTRIP THAT WAS FACING THE SUN AT SUNSET AND THE PILOT'S FORWARD VISION WAS OBSTRUCTED FROM THE SUNSET. LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TO THE LEFT CAUSED THE AIRPLANE LANDING GEAR TO GO INTO SOFT DIRT AND FLIP THE AIRPLANE OVER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND CANOPY. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURY TO THE FACE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX04CA154Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLos Banos, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment due to visual restrictions from the light condition, resulting in a nose over. Factors in the accident were the dusk light conditions and sun glare.Mar 12, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8930Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19880819034599AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Kerman, CAMade a sucessful emergency landing when a fire erupted in the forward fuselage. Origin was a leaking fuel line.Aug 19, 1988 · Substantial damage