- Date
- August 31, 1982, 20:30 local (Sep 1, 1982, 03:30 UTC)
- Place
- Goodyear, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5611XAyres S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820831043209A
- Case key
- 70851
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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
The aircraft had just been loaded with spray material. The pilot stated that after taking off, he leveled off over cotton at the end of the strip and made a power reduction. At about that time, the aircraft settled into the cotton and hit an embankment. The plane continued flying, but the landing gear was seriously damaged. The pilot elected to land on a paved strip at Goodyear, AZ where he crash landed. The density altitude was about 3900 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5611X
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2429
- Airframe hours
- 1,133
- Engine
- P & W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Marsh Aviation
- Registered owner
- Marsh Aviation
- Departed
- Goodyear, AZ
- Destination
- Goodyear, AZ
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
- 46
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 2,500 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 212 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.