- Date
- June 14, 1993, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Weiner, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3098WAyres S2R-T34
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930614017839A
- Case key
- 18774
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Probable cause
Proper rotation speed not attained by the pilot
Sequence of events
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Analysis
Although the pilot stated that liftoff was normal the airplane settled back to the runway shortly after takeoff and impacted a rice levee, knocking the left main gear loose. The airplane subsequently climbed and the pilot continued the aerial application flight. During the return flight landing roll, on the terrain adjacent to the runway, the main gear folded under the wings and the pilot lost control of the airplane
Factual narrative
On June 14, 1993, at approximately 1100 central daylight time an Ayres S2R T34, N3098W, near Weiner, Arkansas, sustained substantial damage during landing when the main gear collapsed. The commercial pilot did not sustain injury. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial application flight.
During telephone interviews, conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration inspector and the investigator in charge with the operator and pilot, the following information was revealed. During the initial lift off from the runway, the airplane settled back onto the runway and the left main gear impacted a rice levee at the end of the runway. With the gear loose, the airplane maintained flight and the pilot continued the planned mission. After spraying the field, the pilot returned to the airstrip for landing. During the landing roll, on the terrain adjacent to the runway, control of the airplane was lost as both main gear folded under the wings.
The airplane was released to the owner following the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3098W
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R-T34
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T34-1260C
- Airframe hours
- 2,040
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-34, 750 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Johnson, William W., doing business as Johnson Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Jonhson, Wilburn W.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 12, 1993 · 269 hours before
- Destination
- 8M2
- Airport
- 8M2 · Sally Woffard, runway 18, 2,400 × 160 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
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 18,000 total · 7,500 in this make and model · 18,000 as pilot in command · 400 in the last 90 days · 180 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 70 °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.