- Date
- March 26, 1996, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Wyatt, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3024VAyres S2-R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19960326046869A
- Case key
- 10218
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff. A factor was the crosswind condition.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that while taking off from a road a 'strong crosswind gust' was encountered. The right wing was lifted by the wind resulting in the left wing and left gear contacting the ground. The left wing caught in the dirt and the airplane flipped over.
Factual narrative
On March 26, 1996, at 1400 central standard time, a Ayres Thrush S2-R, N3024V, operated by Austin Ag Aviation, collided with the terrain on takeoff from a road near Wyatt, Missouri. The 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot was not injured. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The pilot stated that on takeoff at an altitude of approximately 1 foot, a "strong crosswind gust" was encountered. The gust lifted the right wing resulting in the left wing and left main gear contacting the ground. The left wing caught in the dirt and the airplane flipped over. The pilot reported that the local winds were from 315 degrees at 10 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3024V
- Reported as
- Ayres S2-R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3002R
- Airframe hours
- 117
- Engine
- P&W 1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Austin Ag Aviation
- Registered owner
- Stephen B. Austin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 4, 1995 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 4,500 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.