Ayres S2R-T34 N455JM

Summary

On 28 June 2013 at about 20:30 local time, a Ayres S2R-T34 registered N455JM, operated by Hutcherson Flying Inc, was involved in an accident near Heth, 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

28 June 2013 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Heth, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Blackfish Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

35.1169, -90.4872

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-T34

Registration

N455JM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Hutcherson Flying Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Heth → Heth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA384

Nobody was injured.

The partial collapse of the right main landing gear during landing due to an improper previous weld repair to the right main landing gear and subsequent corrosion, which resulted in a loss of directional control and impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing, the right main landing gear hit a pothole on the runway and partially collapsed, which resulted in the pilot's loss of directional control. The pilot's efforts to regain directional control were unsuccessful, and the airplane impacted terrain and came to rest upright in a ditch on the right side of the runway. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. A postaccident examination revealed undocumented, improper previous weld repairs to the right main landing gear, which led to undetected corrosion in that area.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.