# NTSB MIA88LA228: Aero Commander S2R, N8806Q, Lambert, MS, July 19, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 18, 1988, 19:30 local (Jul 19, 1988, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Lambert, MS
- Coordinates: 34.19997, -90.27951 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2000&lon=-90.2795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA88LA228
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32216/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA228

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - thunderstorm (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather evaluation - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THERE WERE TSTRMS IN THE AREA WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT. HE BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL FROM THE DUSTER STRIP & A STRONG WIND GUST FROM THE APPROACHING TSTRM BLEW THE TAIL AROUND. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY IN AN ADJACENT SOYBEAN FIELD. THE PLT STATED THE ACFT HAD BEEN OPERATING OK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8806Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8806Q-1991-01-28), registration cancelled 1991-01-28, S/N 1506R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER S2R
- Registry model: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1506R
- Airframe hours: 6601
- Engines: P&W R-1340-AN1 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Lambert Air Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, May 16, 1988, 156 hours before
- Airport: Ag Strip, runway 18, 2,500 × 75 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 6,666 total, 229 in this make and model, 6,521 as pilot in command, 209 in the last 90 days, 112 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: GWO, 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 19880718028119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880718028119A), Jul 18, 1988: Ayres S2RRESTD, Lambert, MS, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff veered off runway and broke up. Blamed crosswind from thunderstorm. Wind calm.

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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