# NTSB CHI03LA311: Ayres S2R-G6, N3299X, Cash, AR, September 9, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 9, 2003, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: Cash, AR - Coordinates: 35.783332, -90.916664 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7833&lon=-90.9167&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 57942 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA311 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57942/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA311 ## Probable cause The delayed aborted takeoff by the pilot. The ditch was a factor to the accident. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, takeoff - airspeed - not attained, pilot in command - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane collided with a ditch during an aborted takeoff on a 2,300 foot long private grass airstrip. The pilot stated that during takeoff roll the airplane never reached the proper rotation airspeed. The pilot reported that he waited too long to abort the takeoff, and realized that the airplane was not going to rotate before it came into contact with a ditch at the end of the runway. ## Factual narrative On September 9, 2003, about 1300 central daylight time, an Ayres S2R-G6, N3299X, operated by Forest Flying Service Inc. collided with a ditch during takeoff to the south on a 2,300 foot long private grass airstrip in Cash, Arkansas. The commercial pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that during takeoff roll the airplane never reached the proper rotation airspeed. The pilot reported that he waited too long to abort the takeoff, and realized that the airplane was not going to rotate before it reached the end of the runway. The pilot stated that all instruments were showing full power during the takeoff roll. The airplane made contact with a ditch at the south end of the runway. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3299X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3299X-2022-09-09), registration cancelled 2022-09-09, S/N G6-134 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Ayres S2R-G6 - Registry model: [Ayres S2R-G6](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-g6) (registry code 0970216) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: G6-134 - Airframe hours: 26500 - Engines: Garrett TPC 331 750 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Registered owner: Forest Flying Service Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, June 18, 2003, 125 hours before - Departed: PVT, Cash, AR - Destination: PVT, Cash, AR - Airport: Private airstrip, runway 18, 2,300 × ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review May 20, 2003; seat: center; flight hours: 27,040 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 7 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 14,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: JBR, 17 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20030909023309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030909023309A), Sep 9, 2003: Swrngn S2RG6, Cash, AR, Substantial damage. (-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… ## Other investigations on N3299X (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 ERA21LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA167), Mar 31, 2021: Ayres S2R-G6 (N3299X), Vienna, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: The 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. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.