- Date
- July 20, 1987, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bancroft, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4436FAyres 600S-2D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870720035529A
- Case key
- 13580
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
On landing the aircraft veered to the right. Application of left brake and rudder did not arrest the turn. The aircraft impacted a fence post rendering substantial damage to the aircraft. Subsequent investigation revealed an axle spacer on the right wheel was worn beyond limits. This prevented the wheel from turning.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4436F
- Reported as
- Ayres 600S-2D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1386D
- Airframe hours
- 9,646
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Farmers Flying Service, doing business as Farmers Flying Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Farmer'S Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 18, 1987 · 52 hours before
- Airport
- 12 · Bancroft International, runway 17, 2,600 × 18 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 19,610 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 19,460 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.