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FAA accident report · Ayres S2R-G6 · Vienna, GA · March 31, 2021

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Date
March 31, 2021 · 14:04 local
Place
Vienna, GA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
6HDG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3299X
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA21LA167
Reported as
Ayres S2R-G6
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
22,414 total4,479 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N3299XRegistration cancelled Sep 9, 2022 · Ayres S2R-G6S/N G6-134Airframe modelAyres S2R-G6Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Pilot was on fourth load of the day and was on roll out on departure and could not get the aircraft tail wheel up enough to get the lift needed for take off due to gusts of wind. The pilot states that he is usually on the "step" and crossing a ditch that runs east to west. Shortly before reaching this point the nose of aircraft was veering to the left and pilot applied right brake, but had little to no effect, and he was at the point of no return. The pilot states that due to a lack of flying speed, his only option was to try and jump the ditch. In doing so the main gears hit the north embankment and had departed from the airframe. The aircraft skid and came to a stop. The pilot states that he exited the aircraft and started walking to his truck and while walking he called privacy data omitted AWOS and they reported gusts of 20 knots from the south/southwest. (Quartering tailwind). By evidence at the crash site it appeared the pilot was on take off and experienced a side gust of wind and he veered off to the left of the runway and hit the ditch with his left and right MLG, breaking off both gears, causing the left wing to impact the ground, the prop striking the ground and the aircraft sliding on the belly until its final resting place on the side of an embankment to the left of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON FOURTH LOAD OF THE DAY AND WAS ON ROLL OUT ON DEPARTURE AND COULD NOT GET THE AIRCRAFT TAIL WHEEL UP ENOUGH TO GET THE LIFT NEEDED FOR TAKE OFF DUE TO GUSTS OF WIND. THE PILOT STATES THAT HE IS USUALLY ON THE "STEP" AND CROSSING A DITCH THAT RUNS EAST TO WEST. SHORTLY BEFORE REACHING THIS POINT THE NOSE OF AIRCRAFT WAS VEERING TO THE LEFT AND PILOT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE, BUT HAD LITTLE TO NO EFFECT, AND HE WAS AT THE POINT OF NO RETURN. THE PILOT STATES THAT DUE TO A LACK OF FLYING SPEED, HIS ONLY OPTION WAS TO TRY AND JUMP THE DITCH. IN DOING SO THE MAIN GEARS HIT THE NORTH EMBANKMENT AND HAD DEPARTED FROM THE AIRFRAME. THE AIRCRAFT SKID AND CAME TO A STOP. THE PILOT STATES THAT HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND STARTED WALKING TO HIS TRUCK AND WHILE WALKING HE CALLED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AWOS AND THEY REPORTED GUSTS OF 20 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST. (QUARTERING TAILWIND). BY EVIDENCE AT THE CRASH SITE IT APPEARED THE PILOT WAS ON TAKE OFF AND EXPERIENCED A SIDE GUST OF WIND AND HE VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT THE DITCH WITH HIS LEFT AND RIGHT MLG, BREAKING OFF BOTH GEARS, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO IMPACT THE GROUND, THE PROP STRIKING THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SLIDING ON THE BELLY UNTIL ITS FINAL RESTING PLACE ON THE SIDE OF AN EMBANKMENT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

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 ERA21LA167Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVienna, GAThe pilot’s improper decision to attempt a takeoff with a quartering tailwind and his failure to reject the takeoff in a timely manner, which resulted in a runway excursion.Mar 31, 2021 · Destroyed

Other reports on N3299X · 1

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

Accident 20030909023309ATakeoff Ground Roll · Cash, AR(-23) Air thrust, N3299X, attempted a take-off from burns farms, hwy 18, 2 miles north of Cash, Arkansas. The pilot failed to abort the take-off when it became apparent to him that the aircraft had not developed the proper ground speed needed for rotation.…Sep 9, 2003 · Substantial damage