# NTSB FTW82DA203: Aero Commander S2R, N5522X, Lake City, AR, May 30, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 30, 1982, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Lake City, AR
- Coordinates: 35.809463, -90.43943 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8095&lon=-90.4394&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA203
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71317/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA203

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper altitude - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM A SOFT PRIVATE AG STRIP WITH A HEAVY LOAD AND WOULD NOT CLIMB HIGH ENOUGH TO GET ABOVE WHEAT IN A FIELD OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE WHEAT AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED BY GROUND FIRE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5522X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER S2R
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1802R
- Airframe hours: 934
- Engines: P & W R-1340 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Part 137
- Operator: Jay Harmon Inc
- Registered owner: Jay Harmon Inc
- Departed: LAKE CITY, AR
- Destination: LAKE CITY, AR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,700 total, 460 in this make and model, 2,700 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Temperature: 194 °F

## 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 19820530019869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820530019869A), May 30, 1982: Ayres S2RRESTD, Lake City, AR, Destroyed. Unable to climb after takeoff. Settled into a wheat field and burned on impact. Full load, soft strip, hot day.

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.

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