Thrush S2R-T34 N510CW

Summary

On 11 May 2011 at about 20:00 local time, a Thrush S2R-T34 registered N510CW, operated by Farm Air Flying Services Inc., was involved in an accident near Pleasant Grove, California, 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

11 May 2011 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pleasant Grove, California, United States

Nearest airport

West Catlet Private Airstrip (pvt)

Coordinates

38.8511, -121.5750

Aircraft

Thrush S2R-T34

Registration

N510CW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Farm Air Flying Services Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pleasant Grove → Pleasant Grove

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA222

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he had just completed spraying a field and was landing to the north with what he estimated to be a 12-mile-per-hour tailwind. As the airplane touched down on the main wheels with the tailwheel off the ground, the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot attempted to correct the airplane back toward the runway, but it continued to veer left towards a berm. He added full power to attempt to abort the landing, but collided with a trailer near the departure end of the runway. The nearest weather reporting station, located about 8.5 nautical miles south of the accident site, reported wind from 180 degrees at 16 knots at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal flight. The pilot stated that the reloading and refueling equipment is located at the north end of the airstrip and that they always land to the north and take off to the south to save time.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.