Ayres S2R G10 N32064

Summary

On 22 May 2018 at about 23:30 local time, a Ayres S2R G10 registered N32064 was involved in an accident near Marysville, 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

22 May 2018 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Marysville, California, United States

Coordinates

39.2906, -121.5322

Aircraft

Ayres S2R G10

Registration

N32064

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Yuba City → Marysville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR18CA146

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a truck while on final approach after the airplane encountered a downdraft, which resulted in the subsequent failure of the right main landing gear and loss of directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot reported that he had been applying rice seed to a field throughout the day and was returning to land on a dirt airstrip. During the approach, the airplane encountered a downdraft, and the right main landing gear (MLG) impacted the top of a seed dispensing truck that was positioned near the approach end of the airstrip. The pilot continued the landing, and upon touchdown, the right MLG collapsed, the airplane veered right, crossed over a ditch, and then came to rest in a field. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right MLG attachment point to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot landed to the north and reported that the wind was gusting to about 8 to 15 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.