20200627005799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2R-T34 · Perry, GA · June 27, 2020

Date
June 27, 2020 · 18:00 local
Place
Perry, GA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4032L
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA20CA232
Reported as
Ayres S2R-T34
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total

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What happened

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On June 27, 2020, at approximately 1800 eastern daylight time, a 1999 ayers corporation S2R-T34, N4032L, sustained major damaged during an aborted takeoff on a private airstrip 5 miles west of Perry, Georgia. There was one person on board with no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. This was a commercial flight being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 137.

The pilot in command (PIC) is the owner/operator of privacy data omitted, located at privacy data omitted. This is a title 14 CFR part 137 agricultural business with certificate number privacy data omitted. The PIC stated that the accident occurred during his first flight that day on June 27, 2020, at 1800 EDT. The runway at his airstrip consisted of 1,400 ft. of pavement, 600 ft. of grass, and beyond that open field with crop for 4,000 ft. at the time of the accident the aircraft was carrying a spray load that consisted of 5 gallons of miravis top fungicide mixed with 320 gallons of water. The purpose of this flight was to spray a nearby pecan orchard. The PIC stated that he performed a preflight inspection of the airplane and reported no discrepancies. He initiated taxi at 1800, and while taxiing out, performed a check of the flight controls, adding there were no discrepancies and the gust lock were free. He also performed an engine run-up before departure with no discrepancies noted. He initiated takeoff and when the flight was 20 ft. above ground level, he noted the airplane was right wing low. He applied left aileron control input but noted the control did not move and also applied right aileron control input but it wouldn?t move to the right either. He aborted the takeoff and thought about dumping the load of chemical but did not. The airplane touched down on the grass portion of his runway and reported the airplane bounced three times. On the third bounce he reported both main landing gears collapsed. The airplane slid into the field and came to rest upright. He was not injured and was wearing the four-point restraint. He added that the cockpit was in perfect condition.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 27, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A 1999 AYERS CORPORATION S2R-T34, N4032L, SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGED DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP 5 MILES WEST OF PERRY, GEORGIA. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS WAS A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137.

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) IS THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THIS IS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS WITH CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PIC STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING HIS FIRST FLIGHT THAT DAY ON JUNE 27, 2020, AT 1800 EDT. THE RUNWAY AT HIS AIRSTRIP CONSISTED OF 1,400 FT. OF PAVEMENT, 600 FT. OF GRASS, AND BEYOND THAT OPEN FIELD WITH CROP FOR 4,000 FT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CARRYING A SPRAY LOAD THAT CONSISTED OF 5 GALLONS OF MIRAVIS TOP FUNGICIDE MIXED WITH 320 GALLONS OF WATER. THE PURPOSE OF THIS FLIGHT WAS TO SPRAY A NEARBY PECAN ORCHARD. THE PIC STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AND REPORTED NO DISCREPANCIES. HE INITIATED TAXI AT 1800, AND WHILE TAXIING OUT, PERFORMED A CHECK OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, ADDING THERE WERE NO DISCREPANCIES AND THE GUST LOCK WERE FREE. HE ALSO PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN-UP BEFORE DEPARTURE WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. HE INITIATED TAKEOFF AND WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS 20 FT. ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, HE NOTED THE AIRPLANE WAS RIGHT WING LOW. HE APPLIED LEFT AILERON CONTROL INPUT BUT NOTED THE CONTROL DID NOT MOVE AND ALSO APPLIED RIGHT AILERON CONTROL INPUT BUT IT WOULDN?T MOVE TO THE RIGHT EITHER. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND THOUGHT ABOUT DUMPING THE LOAD OF CHEMICAL BUT DID NOT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GRASS PORTION OF HIS RUNWAY AND REPORTED THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED THREE TIMES. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE HE REPORTED BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE SLID INTO THE FIELD AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. HE WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS WEARING THE FOUR-POINT RESTRAINT. HE ADDED THAT THE COCKPIT WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION.

NTSB investigation

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