Ayres S2R-G10 N3024U

Summary

On 6 June 1999 at about 13:30 local time, a Ayres S2R-G10 registered N3024U was involved in an accident near North Platte, 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

6 June 1999 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

North Platte, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

North Platte Regional (LBF)

Coordinates

41.1296, -100.7707

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-G10

Registration

N3024U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA175

Nobody was injured.

The pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during takeoff roll, the aircraft '...started to go suddenly to the right. I used full left rudder and then applied left brake. [The] A/C continued right and went off [the] runway....' The pilot reported that the airplane had a counter-rotating propeller, and that during takeoff left rudder was required for directional control. He reported that he thought a gust of wind might have occurred. He reported that, 'I was behind it.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.