- Date
- May 28, 1987, 18:20 local (May 29, 1987, 01:20 UTC)
- Place
- Walla Walla, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3693XAyres S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870528081309A
- Case key
- 40630
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
During takeoff run the right main gear collapsed. The right wing dropped and the aircraft spun to the right. The plt discovered that the right main gear failed at the weld. The pilot, who is also an a & p mechanic, stated that this was an original weld from the factory.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3693X
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1909R
- Airframe hours
- 2,240
- Engine
- Wright R-1820-1, 1,200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Chapman Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 15, 1987
- Departed
- Walla Walla, WA
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 18,640 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 220 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.