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FAA accident report · Ayres S-2R · Stuttgart, AR · May 17, 2019

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Date
May 17, 2019 · 13:30 local
Place
Stuttgart, AR
Airport
Carl Humphrey Field
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
KQPG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5675X
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA271
Reported as
Ayres S-2R
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
540 total14 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N5675XRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2020 · Ayres S-2RS/N 2402R · Built 1977Airframe modelAyres S-2REngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 17MAY2019 an 1977 ayers S-2R registered to farmers aerial seeders was spreading solid fertilizer in slovak Arkansas. Maneuvering out of the 2nd pass and turning the airman stated there was a wind gust causing the aircraft to stall losing lift. While still moving forward the aircraft partially impacted the ground collapsing the left main gear. The aircraft still under power bounced up regaining lift/flight. The airman stated the aircraft handled ok and he made the split decision to fly back to base that was approximately 4.5 miles away. He then radioed base and when flying by the ground crew confirmed the left main gear was damaged and bent underneath the left wing. The airman maneuvered the aircraft to the non-active runway on the south side of the airport. Upon landing rollout the airman kept the aircrafts weight on the right wheel until eventually the left wing fell, impacting the ground a 2nd time, sliding 200FT parallel to the runway coming to rest approximately 100FT from the left side of runway into the adjacent field. The resulting impact caused substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON 17MAY2019 AN 1977 AYERS S-2R REGISTERED TO FARMERS AERIAL SEEDERS WAS SPREADING SOLID FERTILIZER IN SLOVAK ARKANSAS. MANEUVERING OUT OF THE 2ND PASS AND TURNING THE AIRMAN STATED THERE WAS A WIND GUST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL LOSING LIFT. WHILE STILL MOVING FORWARD THE AIRCRAFT PARTIALLY IMPACTED THE GROUND COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT STILL UNDER POWER BOUNCED UP REGAINING LIFT/FLIGHT. THE AIRMAN STATED THE AIRCRAFT HANDLED OK AND HE MADE THE SPLIT DECISION TO FLY BACK TO BASE THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES AWAY. HE THEN RADIOED BASE AND WHEN FLYING BY THE GROUND CREW CONFIRMED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND BENT UNDERNEATH THE LEFT WING. THE AIRMAN MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE NON-ACTIVE RUNWAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT. UPON LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRMAN KEPT THE AIRCRAFTS WEIGHT ON THE RIGHT WHEEL UNTIL EVENTUALLY THE LEFT WING FELL, IMPACTING THE GROUND A 2ND TIME, SLIDING 200FT PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100FT FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO THE ADJACENT FIELD. THE RESULTING IMPACT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 GAA19CA271Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStuttgart, ARThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering during an agricultural application flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.May 17, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5675X · 1

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

Accident 19840528019459AForced/Precautionary Landing · Wilmot, ARLost power on takeoff. Nosed over on forced landing. No engine defects found.May 28, 1984 · Substantial damage