# Incident 19810621056919I: Ayres S2A, Joshua Tree, CA, June 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1981, 17:15 local time
- Place: Joshua Tree, CA
- Airport: High Desert
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1347° N, 116.3131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joshua Tree, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1347&lon=-116.3131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8PB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8PB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 427 total, 427 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810621056919I

## Narrative

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

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 20250628008819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250628008819I), Jun 28, 2025: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (N8PB), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. The 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…
- [Incident 20150503006159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150503006159I), May 3, 2015: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (N8PB), Scottsdale, AZ, No damage. While 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.

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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