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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ayres S2A · Joshua Tree, CA · June 21, 1981

Date: June 21, 1981 · 17:15 local
Place: Joshua Tree, CA
Airport: High Desert
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8PB
Reported as: Ayres S2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 427 total427 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N8PBRegistered now · Aerotek PITTS S-2AS/N 2071 · Built 1974 Airframe modelAerotek PITTS S-2A Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing gear collapsed on touchdown. Bungee cords and safety cable failed. Damage to propeller,belly structure,gear.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. BUNGEE CORDS AND SAFETY CABLE FAILED.DAMAGE TO PROPELLER,BELLY STRUCTURE,GEAR.

Other reports on N8PB · 2

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

Incident 20250628008819ICruise/Level Flight · Scottsdale, AZThe flight was a repositioning operation to deliver the aircraft to its new owner. The aircraft involved was a pitts S-2A equipped with a sliding canopy in the rear cockpit. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft exhibited reduced performance—likely due to high…Jun 28, 2025 · Minor damage Incident 20150503006159ITaxi · Scottsdale, AZWhile taxiing out for take-off, a turnbuckle on the right rudder cable broke. This resulted in the loss of the right brake causing the aircraft to spin around.May 3, 2015 · No damage