# Accident 20050311003549A: Ayres S2R, Marvell, AR, March 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2005, 08:43 local time
- Place: Marvell, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KQGG
- Location: 34.5122° N, 90.9783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5122&lon=-90.9783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8422V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8422V-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050311003549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 3/11/05, 8:37 AM, MARVELL, AR, 34 30 73 N/90 58 42 W, AN AYERS S2R-T15 OPERATED BY GIBBONS FLYING SERVICE (KQGG) ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT DOWNWIND ON THE NORTH-SOUTH RUNWAY. THE WIND WAS 12 MPH GUSTING TO 41 MPH WITH WIND DIRECTION OF 330 AND AIRCRAFT HEAVILY LOADED. AFTER LANDING A WIND GUST UP TO 41 MPH BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT BACK INTO THE AIR RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT LANDING HARD ON THE GEAR. THE GEAR BROKE FROM THE TOW RING ATTACH POINT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT SHARPLY GOING ACROSS A DITCH AND COLLAPSING LEFT GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT BELLIED IN AND SKIDDED TO A STOP.

## 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 DFW05CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA095), Mar 11, 2005: Ayres S-2R (N8422V), Marvell, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A contributing factor was gusty winds.

## Other reports on N8422V (1)

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

- [Incident 20140708010919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140708010919I), Jul 8, 2014: Rockwell International S-2R (N8422V), Carrington, ND, Minor damage. The pilot stated that he was having difficulties with his spray equipment. He was making his fourth pass and as he turned the spray on he glanced at his left…

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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