Ayres S2R-T34 N2292E

Summary

On 10 August 2009 at about 19:25 local time, a Ayres S2R-T34 registered N2292E was involved in an accident near Donalsonville, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 August 2009 at 19:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Donalsonville, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

31.0108, -84.8831

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-T34

Registration

N2292E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Donalsonville → Donalsonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09LA480

1 person had minor injuries.

The failure of the right main gear strut due to an improper weld repair by maintenance personnel.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during landing the right main gear collapsed, and the airplane skidded off the runway to the right. Examination of the airplane found the right main gear failed at an improper weld repair on the main strut. A review of the Landing Gear Repair Manual 4-102, Page 4-73, AC 43.13-1B, showed that the repair of the landing gear should include the use of a two-piece reinforcement sleeve made of the same material and at least the same gauge as the damaged tube. The repair made on the main strut had neither, with a single bead of weld across a crack in the strut.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.