Ayres S2R-T65 N9899

Summary

On 21 July 2022 at about 11:15 local time, a Ayres S2R-T65 registered N9899, operated by Justin Rudd, was involved in an accident near Wyman / Washington, Iowa, 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

21 July 2022 at 11:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Wyman / Washington, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Washington Muni (AWG)

Coordinates

41.3014, -91.6916

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-T65

Registration

N9899

Category

Airplane

Year built

1990

Engines

1

Operator

Justin Rudd

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA371

Nobody was injured.

The pilot not maintaining sufficient altitude to clear an obstruction during the aerial application flight.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while conducting agricultural spraying operations he first circled the field to be sprayed and noted a windmill at the south end of the field. He started to spray the field and when conducting a spray pass lined up with the windmill, he pulled up to clear the windmill, but encountered a “pocket of dead air” which resulted in the airplane hitting the windmill. The pilot returned to the airport and upon landing the airplane’s left main landing gear collapsed and the airplane went off the side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane before the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.