Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's inadvertent reduction of turbine engine power to the reverse position while landing on a desert road. A factor was the fence adjacent to the road.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On June 2, 2006, at approximately 0930 mountain daylight time, an Ayres Corporation S-2R, N5047X, was substantially damaged during a landing attempt on a dirt road near Grand View, Idaho. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant on the airplane, was not injured. Bybee Air Service Inc., Nyssa, Oregon, was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the aerial application, cross-country flight which had originated from Boise, Idaho, approximately 30 minutes before the accident. A flight plan had not been filed.
The pilot reported that while landing on a narrow desert road with deep ditches, he attempted to reduce the turbine engine power to idle. He said that he inadvertently went into full reverse, and subsequently veered left into an adjacent fence.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# SEA06CA117