# Accident 19810307008869A: Ayres S2R, Corcoran, CA, March 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Corcoran, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.0840° N, 119.5612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corcoran, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0840&lon=-119.5612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5597X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5597X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810307008869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. BLAMED DRAGGING BRAKES. NO REPORT OF BRAKE PROBLEM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX81DVA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA26), Mar 7, 1981: Rockwell S-2R (N5597X), Corcoran, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5597X (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20070512009349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070512009349I), May 12, 2007: Ayres S2R (N5597X), Superior, NE, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft experienced engine failure and landed in a field. No injuries. Aircraft released to owner and engine sent to mfgr for analysis. No conclusion…
- [Incident 19870725083219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870725083219I), Jul 25, 1987: Ayres S2RR3SRESTD (N5597X), Lowdon, WA, Minor damage. During pull up from spray run landing gear struck telephone line. Line broke and left gear damage. Landed at base.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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