Ayres S2R-G1 N2237D

Summary

On 19 November 2007 at about 19:38 local time, a Ayres S2R-G1 registered N2237D was involved in an accident near Calexico, California, 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

19 November 2007 at 19:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Calexico, California, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

32.6722, -115.5622

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-G1

Registration

N2237D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Calexico → Calexico

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA08CA034

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A factor in the accident was the close proximity of the drainage ditch to the edge of the private airstrip's runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after landing and getting the tailwheel on the ground the airplane began to drift to the right. The pilot corrected to the left and managed to get the airplane back to the center of the runway, but the airplane continued to the left as the pilot was late in getting the stick far enough forward to unlock the tailwheel. The pilot stated, "...I was on the [left] edge of the runway, which is the edge of the ditch. I started to add power to go around, but the left [landing] gear fell off the edge of the drain pulling the plane into the ditch." The pilot reported that at the time of the landing the wind was calm.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.