Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath during landing which resulted in a landing short of the runway.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that he had completed an agricultural spray operation and was returning to land. He stated that the airplane got too low on the approach and descended into the soybean crop off the approach end of the runway. The airplane impacted the end of the airstrip and the landing gear collapsed. He stated that everything on the airplane was operating normally and that the accident resulted from pilot error by coming in too low and allowing the airplane to contact the soybean crop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage near the landing gear mounting area.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN25LA406 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 26, 2025
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Beaman, Iowa
- Nearest airport
- Tonner Fld (36IA)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Ayres Corporation S2R-T34
- N-number
- N393KW
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1999
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 137 (agricultural)
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial application
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.