Pilot Debrief

AYRES S2R near Pantego, NC — 2018-07-01

Final reportGAA18CA410
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Date
2018-07-01
Location
Pantego, NC, USA
Aircraft
AYRES S2R
Registration
N3098L
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper approach path during landing, which resulted in landing short of the runway.

NTSB narrative

According to the owner of the agricultural application airplane, the commercial pilot was performing a simulated agricultural application flight with about 70 gallons of water in the hopper. After spraying water on the fields next to the private runway, during landing, the airplane touched down short of the runway. The main landing gear (MLG) struck a ditch, and the right MLG separated. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The owner added that, before the flight, the pilot had accumulated 0.3 hour of total flight experience in the airplane.

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