20180418016859I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ayres S2R-T15 · Weippe, ID · April 18, 2018

Date
April 18, 2018 · 16:00 local
Place
Weippe, ID
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
D4FG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N40170
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA245
Reported as
Ayres S2R-T15
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
30,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On takeoff roll on a dirt road/runway, the pilot experienced a gusty quartering tailwind. Thi lifted the tail so that the prop impinged upon the ground. The aircraft veered off the road to the right, dropping into a shallow ditch alongside the road.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKEOFF ROLL ON A DIRT ROAD/RUNWAY, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A GUSTY QUARTERING TAILWIND. THI LIFTED THE TAIL SO THAT THE PROP IMPINGED UPON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT, DROPPING INTO A SHALLOW DITCH ALONGSIDE THE ROAD.

NTSB investigation

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