Ayres S-2R N8930Q

Summary

On 12 March 2004 at about 02:00 local time, a Ayres S-2R registered N8930Q was involved in an accident near Los Banos, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 March 2004 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Los Banos, California, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip

Coordinates

37.1667, -120.6833

Aircraft

Ayres S-2R

Registration

N8930Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Los Banos → Los Banos

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

LAX04CA154

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment due to visual restrictions from the light condition, resulting in a nose over. Factors in the accident were the dusk light conditions and sun glare.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane veered off the runway and nosed over while attempting to takeoff in a westerly direction, during dusk. While on takeoff roll, the pilot's visibility was limited due to sun glare. He lost visual reference to the runway and veered off the pavement to the left. The airplane continued off the runway and encountered soft terrain. The left main landing gear sank, and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.