Ayres S2R-R1340 N107CA

Summary

On 21 May 2010 at about 21:30 local time, a Ayres S2R-R1340 registered N107CA, operated by Custom Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Roe, Arkansas, 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 May 2010 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Roe, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Private strip

Coordinates

34.5411, -91.3414

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-R1340

Registration

N107CA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Custom Air Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Roe → Roe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA265

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to take off with a tailwind, resulting in a runway overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot loaded 2,800 pounds of applicant on the airplane and then departed downwind from the private grass strip on an aerial application flight. The pilot reported that the wind was approximately 10 knots of tailwind and the temperature was 89 degrees Fahrenheit. The pilot was unable to get the airplane airborne before departing the end of the runway. The airplane collided with a rice levee, bounced into the air, stalled, before impacting the ground. The fuselage sustained substantial damage. No preimpact anomalies were detected in the airframe or the engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.