Ayres S2R-G10 N3299Z

Summary

On 28 June 2012 at about 11:45 local time, a Ayres S2R-G10 registered N3299Z, operated by Campbell Aerial Spraying Inc, was involved in an accident near Minden, Nebraska, 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

28 June 2012 at 11:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Minden, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

40.5147, -98.9456

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-G10

Registration

N3299Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Campbell Aerial Spraying Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minden → Minden

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA403

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the wake turbulence from a previous pass.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the aerial application flight he made the first pass over a field where the wind was light and variable. He then turned around and flew a pass over a tree line and descended "maybe a little low," where he flew the airplane through the wake turbulence from his previous pass. According to the pilot, the turbulence disrupted the "round out" to the field and the airplane's wheels and left wing contacted the corn. The airplane turned sideways, slid backwards, and its empennage sustained substantial damage when it deformed. The pilot indicated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.