Ayres S2R-G6 N3209X

Summary

On 21 January 2007 at about 14:10 local time, a Ayres S2R-G6 registered N3209X was involved in an accident near Wauchula, Florida, 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 January 2007 at 14:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Wauchula, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Wauchula Municipal Airport (KCHN)

Coordinates

27.5089, -81.8750

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-G6

Registration

N3209X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wauchula → Wauchula

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL07LA033

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and overload failure of the right landing gear strut.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during a normal soft field landing the right main gear collapsed about 20 yards into the landing roll and the airplane came to an abrupt stop. Examination of the airplane by an FAA Inspector found wrinkling of the metal skin between the front and rear spars on the right wing. Further examination found the right main gear strut fractured and separated near its attachment point to the airframe. The landing gear strut was removed and sent to the NTSB Materials Laboratory for further examination. The examination found that the fractures were on slant planes and had deformation adjacent to the fractures consistent with overstress fracture in bending. Corrosion deposits on the fracture surface were orange in color consistent with post-fracture oxidation. No significant preexisting corrosion was observed. The right main gear collapsed following a hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.