Summary
On August 22, 1998, a Ayres S2R-1820 (N123GA) was involved in an incident near Palmer, AK. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance.
On August 21, 1998, about 2030 Alaska daylight time, an Ayers S2R-1820 airplane, N123GA, sustained substantial damage during landing at a private airstrip about 2 miles northwest of Palmer, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area, aerial application flight under Title 14 CFR Part 137 when the accident occurred. The airplane was registered to, and operated by Glenn Air Inc., Palmer. The certificated commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
This incident is documented in NTSB report ANC98LA130. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N123GA.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On August 21, 1998, about 2030 Alaska daylight time, an Ayers S2R-1820 airplane, N123GA, sustained substantial damage during landing at a private airstrip about 2 miles northwest of Palmer, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area, aerial application flight under Title 14 CFR Part 137 when the accident occurred. The airplane was registered to, and operated by Glenn Air Inc., Palmer. The certificated commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at the Palmer Municipal Airport, Palmer, about 1900.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on August 24, 1998, at 0912, the pilot reported the following: He was applying chemicals on several fields. At the conclusion of the spray run, he was landing at a land owner's airstrip, known as Whittaker Farm Airstrip. The airstrip is about 1,800 feet long, and about 30 feet wide. The airstrip had a high standing crop of barley adjacent to the airstrip. During the landing roll, the right wing spray boom contacted the crop, and the airplane pivoted to the right. The airplane received damage to the left wing leading edge, the aileron, and wing ribs.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ANC98LA130