# NTSB DFW05CA095: Ayres S-2R, N8422V, Marvell, AR, March 11, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 11, 2005, 08:27 local (14:27 UTC) - Place: Marvell, AR - Coordinates: 34.512222, -90.978332 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5122&lon=-90.9783&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 7, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 61260 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW05CA095 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61260/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA095 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A contributing factor was gusty winds. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - Hard landing, landing - roll - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ground (contributing factor) - Gear collapsed, landing - roll ## Analysis The 12,000-hour commercial pilot lost directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane while attempting to land on a 2,640-foot long by 14-foot wide asphalt and grass runway. During the landing, a wind gust reported by the pilot to be estimated at 41 knots, lifted the airplane back into the air. The right main landing gear collapsed when the airplane collided with the ground and the airplane exited the runway. The agricultural airplane impacted a ditch and came to rest in an upright position. No anomalies were found with the airplane that could have prevented normal operations. ## Factual narrative On March 11, 2005, about 0827 central standard time, an Ayres S-2R single-engine tailwheel-equipped agricultural airplane, N8422V, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while landing at a private airstrip near Marvell, Arkansas. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Randy Gibbons Flying Service, Inc., South Marvell, Arkansas, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 as an aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan had not been filed for the local flight. According to a written statement submitted by the 12,000-hour commercial pilot, while landing on a 2,640-foot long asphalt and grass airstrip, the turbine powered airplane, veered to the right and departed the 14-foot wide runway. The pilot added that a wind gust reported at 41 knots "blew" the airplane into the air and after contact with ground, the right landing gear collapsed causing the airplane to turn. The airplane received structural damage when it collided with a ditch, coming to rest in an upright position. An examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who traveled to the accident site, revealed structural damage to the left and right inboard section of the wings. The propeller and landing gear were also damaged. The operator's insurance company reported that the airplane was "totaled." At 0853, the automated weather observing system at AWM (West Memphis), approximately 45 miles northeast of the accident site, reported wind at 300 degrees at 17 knots, gusting to 22 knots, 10 statute miles visibility, sky clear, 48 Fahrenheit, dew point 30 degrees Fahrenheit, with an altimeter setting of 29.93 inches of Mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8422V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8422V-2020-05-29), registration cancelled 2020-05-29, S/N 2182R, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Ayres S-2R - Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2182R - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT 6A-15 turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: Randy Gibbons Flying Service, Inc. - Registered owner: Randy Gibbons Flying Service, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Departed: Marveil, AR - Destination: Marveil, AR - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: NONE, (Pvt) Gibbons Flying Service, runway 36, 2,640 × 14 ft ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2; flight hours: 12,000 total, 410 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 17 knots, gusting 22 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 30 °F - Observed at: AWM, 45 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 20050311003549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050311003549A), Mar 11, 2005: Ayres S2R, Marvell, AR, Destroyed. (-23) On 3/11/05, 8:37 am, Marvell, AR, 34 30 73 N/90 58 42 w, an ayers S2R-T15 operated by gibbons flying service (kqgg) attempted to land the aircraft… From the NTSB's public API. 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