# Accident 20050730017199A: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Kerman, CA, July 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2005, 12:45 local time
- Place: Kerman, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.7000° N, 120.0333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7000&lon=-120.0333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4003Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4003Z-2015-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34NORMAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050730017199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DAILY REPORT RECEIVED ON 08-01-05 AT 0655 AM. CONTACTED AIRCRAFT OWNER, ^PRIVACY DA^ AT MID CAL AG AVIATION INC. OBTAINED NAME OF THE PILOT AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TANGLED IN WEEDS, GOT SIDEWAYS, TORE OFF RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, BOTH WINGS DAMAGED, PROP STRIKE, FUSELAGE MAY BE TWISTED. PILOT UNHURT. AIRCRAFT WAS CARRYING LIQUID SNOW, AN APPLICATION FOR TOMATOES. CONTACTED THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA^. HE STATED THAT HE STARTED FLYING AT ABOUT 8 AM AND HAD MADE SEVERAL LOADS. ON THE ACCIDENT LOAD, APPROXIMATELY 1300, HE PURPOSELY REDUCED THE HOPPER LOAD AS THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS CLIMBING. HE USED ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY FOR TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THEN SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. HE ATTEMPTED TO DUMP THE LOAD, BUT RAN OUT OF TIME. AT THIS TIME, NO MORE RUNWAY REMAINED AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE WEEDS AT THE END. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF, AND THE AIRCRAFT ROCKED AND DAMAGED BOTH WINGS, AND THE PROP CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT OTHER THAN A VERY BUMPY RIDE, HE WAS UNHURT. APPROXIMATE AIR TEMPERATURE AT TIME OF ACCIDENTWAS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 95 TO 100 DEGREES F. THE RUNWAY LENGTH AT THE ACCIDENT STRIP IS 2000 FT FROM THE LOADING PAD. 2600 FT IS AVAILABLE AND THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BACKED UP FROM THE PAD TO PROVIDE MORE THAN 2000 FT AVAILABLE RUNWAY. END.

## 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 LAX05CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA250), Jul 30, 2005: Ayres S2R-134 (N4003Z), Kerman, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to obtain an adequate airspeed during an attempted takeoff.

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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