Ayres S-2R N8422V

Summary

On 11 March 2005 at about 14:27 local time, a Ayres S-2R registered N8422V, operated by Randy Gibbons Flying Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Marvell, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 March 2005 at 14:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Marvell, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

(Pvt) Gibbons Flying Service (NONE)

Coordinates

34.5122, -90.9783

Aircraft

Ayres S-2R

Registration

N8422V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Randy Gibbons Flying Service, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marveil → Marveil

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05CA095

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A contributing factor was gusty winds.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 12,000-hour commercial pilot lost directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane while attempting to land on a 2,640-foot long by 14-foot wide asphalt and grass runway. During the landing, a wind gust reported by the pilot to be estimated at 41 knots, lifted the airplane back into the air. The right main landing gear collapsed when the airplane collided with the ground and the airplane exited the runway. The agricultural airplane impacted a ditch and came to rest in an upright position. No anomalies were found with the airplane that could have prevented normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.